FM Cho discusses advancing bilateral relations with Belgian counterpart

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun discussed Thursday efforts to advance bilateral relations with Belgium during his first talks with his counterpart of the European country, including increasing high-level exchanges and practical cooperation. The talks between Cho and Maxime Prevot, Belgium's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, European affairs and development cooperation, took place in what marked the first visit to Seoul by Belgium's top diplomat in 14 years, Seoul's foreign ministry said. In the talks, Prevot highlighted the special bond forged between the two countries when 3,500 Belgian troops fought alongside Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War. He noted bilateral cooperation has since expanded across various fields and voiced hope that his visit would help reinvigorate high-level exchanges and broaden the scope of cooperation to such areas as economic security and defense. Cho briefed his counterpart on Seoul's efforts to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula and called for Belgium's support and cooperation in that regard. The two ministers also exchanges views on EuropeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times