Leader of Russia's Far East region to visit Seoul this week

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Victor Ivanovich Ishaev, Russia's presidential
representative to the Far Eastern Federal District, plans to visit South Korea
later this week to discuss economic cooperation projects, Seoul's foreign
ministry said Tuesday.
Ishaev, a deputy prime ministerial official, is scheduled to arrive Wednesday for
a four-day stay at the invitation of Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, leading a
20-strong delegation including senior provincial officials and business leaders,
according to the ministry.
He will pay a courtesy call on President Lee Myung-bak and meet the foreign
minister, the finance minister, and the land and transport minister. Ishaev is
expected to discuss the promotion of South Korea-Russia cooperation in the Far
Eastern region, including on the development of an offshore oil field in west
Kamchatka, the import of natural gas from Russia, and the construction of ports
and logistical centers, the ministry added.
"His trip is expected to boost the strategic cooperative partnership between
South Korea and Russia and also provide a chance to bolster comprehensive,
substantial cooperation," it said in a press release.
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