TURKISH CENTER for ASIA PACIFIC STUDIES
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with ambassadors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between South Korea and Southeast Asia, officials said.
During the meeting, Cho noted that people-to-people and economic exchanges between South Korea and ASEAN have continued to deepen, while noting active high-level exchanges, including South Korean visits made by leaders of Vietnam and Laos last year, according to the foreign ministry.
The minister also highlighted visits made by President Lee Jae Myung this year to Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam, along with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's visit to South Korea last month.
Cho stressed the government's commitment to advancing the South Korea-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and explained Seoul's efforts to revise the South Korea-ASEAN free trade agreement to deepen economic cooperation.
By Chang Dong-woo
Source: Yonhap News Agency
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