Korean Prime Minister Attends UK King's Coronation Ceremony... Tours Four European Countries

Tour of the UK, Sweden, Austria, and Romania
Efforts to Host the 2030 Busan Expo Underway

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will visit the United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria, and Romania from the 4th to the 11th for a 6-night, 8-day trip.

According to the Prime Minister's Office on the 2nd, Prime Minister Han will officially begin his European tour by attending the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London, UK, on the morning of the 6th as a representative of the Korean government. This coronation is the first event of its kind held by the British royal family in 70 years.

On the 5th, he will attend a reception held at Buckingham Palace. He plans to congratulate King Charles III and promote bilateral cooperation and efforts to host the 2030 Busan World Expo to senior officials from the UK and other major countries.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Do-hoon, Secretary to the Prime Minister Park Seong-geun, and Director of the 2030 Busan World Expo Hosting Support Group Lee Kyung-ho will accompany him.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo attended the Cabinet meeting held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 24th and delivered opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Through his tour of the four European countries, Prime Minister Han aims to strengthen the cooperation network with European countries that share universal values such as democracy and human rights under the vision of becoming a global pivotal state. Additionally, he plans to cooperate in areas such as economic security, advanced industries, defense, and nuclear power, promote the spread of Korean Wave content targeting Northern and Central European countries, and listen to the difficulties faced by Korean expatriates and businesspeople.

Prime Minister Han will also meet with heads of state from Commonwealth African countries attending the coronation to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation. He will also seek their interest in the ‘Korea-Africa Summit’ scheduled for 2024.

He will visit Sweden, the EU presidency country for the first half of this year, on the 7th and 8th. This visit marks the first high-level exchange since the inauguration of the new governments of both countries. Through a meeting with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, he will explore ways to expand cooperation in security, economy, culture, and other areas. Sweden is a participant in the Korean War and a member of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission. Following this, Prime Minister Han will officially visit Austria from the 8th to the 9th and Romania from the 9th to the 10th for two days.

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