A senior German official briefed a South Korean official on the outcome of his delegation's recent inspection of its embassy in North Korea, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Earlier in the day, German State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office Thomas Bagger also discussed bilateral ties and regional security in his talks with First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun in Seoul. Last month, the German delegat.
South Korea and the United States will likely hold talks in the near future about a new defense cost-sharing deal, a senior Seoul official said Wednesday, as the current six-year agreement is set to expire at the end of next year.
As preparations for the upcoming Korea-Africa Summit gain momentum, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened a consultation with the diplomatic missions of African countries on Wednesday.