First Vice Finance Minister Kim Beom-suk has emphasized Korea's economic resilience despite its ongoing political uncertainty during his participation in the Group of 20 (G20) ministerial meeting this year, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said.
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with his counterparts from European and African countries to discuss diplomatic and security concerns and ensure that political turbulence at home does not affect Seoul's global standing.
Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday that he would skip next week's meeting of finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies in Cape Town, South Africa, to focus on parliamentary debate on state budget bills.
President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Seoul on Thursday from an eight-day trip to Peru and Brazil where he sought to expand global solidarity against the deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.
President Yoon Suk Yeol wrapped up the APEC and G20 summits on Tuesday, holding bilateral summits with the leaders of Britain and South Africa on the margins of the G20 summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that Korea will step up support for countries vulnerable to climate change through its carbon-free energy initiatives.
President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to increase South Korea's contribution to the 21st International Development Association (IDA)'s replenishment by 45 percent at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday that Korea will provide $10 million worth of humanitarian aid to address the hunger crisis in Africa as part of a global initiative led by the Group of 20 (G20) major economies.
The U.S. government had informed the South Korean government in advance of its decision to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia, Seoul's presidential office said.
President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit, a multilateral forum representing the world's major economies.
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