Posted : 2021-05-24 17:32
Updated : 2021-05-24 17:58 The following are summaries of statements from the seven ambassadors to Korea from the G7 countries ― the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United States and the European Union ― during a roundtable co-hosted by The Korea Times and the Korea Foundation ahead of the G7 Summit slated for June 11-13. ― ED.
British Ambassador Simon Smith
British Ambassador to Korea Simon Smith / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukIn the U.K. presidency, we decided to invite the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa, India and Australia to this year s G7. It is an invitation with expectations. It means when you are invited to the G7, you are not invited just to sit in a chair and watch; you are invited to participate in not all but in many of the activities and the various policy strands of the G7. And you are expected to participate actively and with ideas.
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High turnout flags opposition party s victory
Posted : 2021-04-07 23:38
Updated : 2021-04-07 23:51 Election staffers count ballots for the Seoul mayoral by-election at Gyeonggi Commercial High School in Jongno District, Seoul, Wednesday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
By Nam Hyun-woo
The high voter turnout in the mayoral by-elections for Seoul and Busan seems to have favored the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), which has been saying the election should be considered a judgment on the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the Moon Jae-in administration.
According to the National Election Commission, Wednesday, the interim turnout for the election stood at 55.5 percent. In Seoul, 58.2 percent of eligible residents cast their ballots, while the turnout for Busan reached 52.7 percent.