
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun discussed expanding cooperation in the defense industry, energy, AI, and key minerals fields in a phone call with the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs on the 7th, and announced that they agreed to strengthen substantive cooperation based on the Korea-Canada security and defense cooperation partnership and continue discussions on cutting-edge technologies at the Joint Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation in November.
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Korea is expanding partnerships in the defense industry, energy, and high-tech fields through cooperation with Canada, which is part of a multifaceted diplomatic strategy based on the ROK-US alliance.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun had a phone call with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand on the 7th and decided to expand cooperation in areas such as national defense, defense industry, energy, key minerals, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Minister Cho noted that Canada has recently been expanding strategic cooperation with major regional partners and said, "Our government seeks to strengthen cooperation on a case-by-case basis with reliable and capable middle powers like Canada based on the solid ROK-US alliance."
The two sides decided to expand substantive cooperation in the defense industry and defense fields based on the 'Korea-Canada Security and Defense Cooperation Partnership'.
In addition, it was decided to discuss cooperation in advanced technology fields such as AI at the 'Joint Committee on Science and Technology Innovation' to be held in Seoul in November.
In addition, amid the recent increase in the introduction of Canadian crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG), it was decided to expand cooperation for energy supply and demand and to continue discussions on bilateral and multilateral cooperation to build a supply chain for key minerals.
Minister Cho said that Korean companies are contributing to strengthening Canada's industrial competitiveness through large-scale investments in Canadian strategic industries such as batteries and advanced materials, and requested the Canadian government's interest and support for smooth investment and business of Korean companies.
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Investment by Korean companies in Canadian battery and advanced materials sectors is expected to increase
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AI and advanced technology cooperation plans will be concreted at the Science, Technology and Innovation Joint Committee in November.
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