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Spain's foreign minister to visit S. Korea next week
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez will visit South Korea next week for talks expected to focus on promoting cooperation in economy, defense and culture, officials said Thursday.
Jimenez will arrive Wednesday and hold talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan next Thursday on deepening practical cooperation in renewable energy, aerospace, defense and cultural exchanges, Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Byung-jae told reporters.
Jimenez's two-day visit will also include a meeting with President Lee Myung-bak, and the two sides will share views about security conditions on the Korean Peninsula, Cho said.
Expectations of rising trade between South Korea and the European Union (EU) are high after a landmark free trade agreement between the two sides took effect this month.
South Korea and Spain established diplomatic relations in 1950. Two-way trade between the countries totaled some US$7.1 billion last year, according to ministry data.
Jimenez will arrive Wednesday and hold talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan next Thursday on deepening practical cooperation in renewable energy, aerospace, defense and cultural exchanges, Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Byung-jae told reporters.
Jimenez's two-day visit will also include a meeting with President Lee Myung-bak, and the two sides will share views about security conditions on the Korean Peninsula, Cho said.
Expectations of rising trade between South Korea and the European Union (EU) are high after a landmark free trade agreement between the two sides took effect this month.
South Korea and Spain established diplomatic relations in 1950. Two-way trade between the countries totaled some US$7.1 billion last year, according to ministry data.
