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S. Korean foreign minister departs for Asia-Europe meeting in Hungary
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan departed for Budapest, Hungary, Sunday to attend the foreign ministerial meeting of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the ministry said.
The meeting is the 10th of its kind and will take place for two days beginning on Monday. The meeting mainly seeks to find ways to tighten cooperation against non-traditional security challenges such as nuclear safety and climate change.
Kim is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on Hungarian President Pal Schmitt and meet its Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi during his trip. He also plans to meet with his counterparts from China and Indonesia, the ministry said.
Kim will seek continued international support for South Korea's beleaguered North Korea policy. The meeting comes after Pyongyang tried to mar Seoul's diplomatic profile by divulging what it claimed to be details of the South's secret contact with the North for a summit.
The accusation from last week has cornered the government here into a political predicament as Seoul has long said it would not negotiate until Pyongyang steps back from its provocative behavior.
Kim will also join a range of discussions on topics such as natural disasters, nuclear safety, United Nations reforms and human rights abuses, among others, according to the ministry.
The foreign ministers at the ASEM meeting will adopt a chairman's statement upon its conclusion, the ministry added.
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The meeting is the 10th of its kind and will take place for two days beginning on Monday. The meeting mainly seeks to find ways to tighten cooperation against non-traditional security challenges such as nuclear safety and climate change.
Kim is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on Hungarian President Pal Schmitt and meet its Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi during his trip. He also plans to meet with his counterparts from China and Indonesia, the ministry said.
Kim will seek continued international support for South Korea's beleaguered North Korea policy. The meeting comes after Pyongyang tried to mar Seoul's diplomatic profile by divulging what it claimed to be details of the South's secret contact with the North for a summit.
The accusation from last week has cornered the government here into a political predicament as Seoul has long said it would not negotiate until Pyongyang steps back from its provocative behavior.
Kim will also join a range of discussions on topics such as natural disasters, nuclear safety, United Nations reforms and human rights abuses, among others, according to the ministry.
The foreign ministers at the ASEM meeting will adopt a chairman's statement upon its conclusion, the ministry added.
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