Korea’s chief nuclear envoy has outlined predicted topics to be discussed by international heads of state at the upcoming Seoul Nuclear Security Summit with foreign diplomats here. Lim Sung-nam outlined topics that could be included in the March summit’s action plan at an ambassadors’ conference ahead of the event.Lim, who is the special representative for Korean peninsula peace and security affairs, said that the communiqu for the Seoul summit may cover areas of major concern including the mana

Seoul expresses regret over China’s rejection of visa request by S. Korean lawmakerThe international community is expected to continue pressuring China over the human rights of North Korean defectors who are at the risk of repatriations by Chinese authorities.The U.S. congressional-executive commission on China said it will hold a hearing on Thursday in Washington to address the North Korean defectors held by the Chinese authorities.Witnesses include Suzanne Scholte, chairman and founding member

Cho Whan-bok, Korean ambassador to Mexico, has won a Golden Mike Award from the Mexico’s national association of announcers on Feb. 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.The Golden Mike Award is given in recognition of achievements in the professional fields of politics, economy, culture, arts, broadcasting and sports, the ministry said. Its previous winners include a President of the Mexican Senate, radio program hosts, producers, actors/actresses and musicians. “It is very rare fo

Russia has a stable protocol to help North Korean defectors head for South Korea with the support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said Wi Sung-lac, Korean ambassador to Russia.His comments came as China refuses to listen to Seoul’s repeated pleas to stop forcibly repatriating North Korean defectors who are likely to face severe punishment, torture or even execution if they are returned. China labels these would-be defectors economic migrants, not refugees.“The first North K

In the wake of the CNK International stock-rigging scandal, South Korea’s so-called “resources diplomacy” has become a point of contention due to the high risks and low efficiency in searching for oil and other energy resources overseas.Questions were raised whether Korea’s signing of an MOU with the United Arab Emirates early last year to develop three oil fields in Abu Dhabi was overblown, because neither side has announced the signing of an official deal yet.However, resources diplomacy takes

The following is the message by Muteb Al-Mutoteh, ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Korea, on the National Day. ― Ed.The Embassy of the State of Kuwait is celebrating the 51st anniversary of National Day on Feb. 25 and the 21st Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait on Feb. 26. On this delightful occasion, I would like to take this opportunity to extend the regards and best wishes of the people and government of the State of Kuwait to the friendly people and government of the R