Prime ministers of S. Korea, Latvia agree on closer economic ties

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik met with his visiting Latvian counterpart Valdis Dombrovskis on Thursday for talks on enhancing cooperation in the fields of shipbuilding, automaking, logistics and new renewable energy, Kim's office said.
During the talks, the prime ministers also exchanged opinions on bilateral cooperation over issues on the Korean Peninsula and on the international stage, it said.
Dombrovskis arrived in South Korea Wednesday for an official four-day visit.
Also on Thursday, he paid a visit to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
South Korea and Latvia forged diplomatic ties in October 1991.


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