Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Visit South Korea on August 19–20, Hold Foreign Ministers' Talks Tomorrow

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit South Korea tomorrow to hold foreign ministers' talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Park Doo-soon announced during a regular briefing that Minister Wang "is scheduled to make an official visit to South Korea from August 19 to 20 at the invitation of Foreign Minister Cho," adding that an official dinner between the two foreign ministers will be held on August 19.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two ministers plan to exchange in-depth views on matters of mutual interest, including bilateral relations, the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and regional and international issues.

Minister Wang's visit comes approximately 5 years since September 2021, and the South Korea-China foreign ministers' talks will be held about 11 months after the previous meeting held in Beijing in September of last year.

Spokesperson Park stated, "This meeting is expected to serve as an opportunity to review the achievements of the full restoration of South Korea-China relations ahead of the APEC summit in Shenzhen in November, and to accelerate preparations for the next steps and high-level exchanges."

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