FM Cho to discuss Xi's likely APEC visit, bilateral ties in talks with China's Wang Yi: Seoul

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will discuss Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected visit to South Korea for next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and other bilateral issues when he meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi later this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday. Cho will make a two-day trip to Beijing starting Wednesday for what will be his first one-on-one talks with Wang since the launch of the Lee Jae Myung government in early June, the ministry said in a message to media. "The two sides will have broad discussions, including Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to South Korea on the occasion of the APEC summit next month and efforts to develop the Korea-China strategic cooperative partnership in a mature manner," it said. Xi is widely expected to attend the APEC summit, a multilateral leaders' gathering of major economies set to take place in the southeastern city of Gyeongju from Oct. 31-Nov. 1. China is the host for next year's APEC. Cho's visit to China comes as the Lee government seeks to manage ties with Beijing while bolstering the alliance with tWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times