South Korea, Croatia Discuss Expanding Defense and Energy Cooperation
Quick Look
- South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Croatian counterpart, Gordan Grlic Radman, met in Seoul to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in the weapons and energy sectors.
- They agreed to push for an MOU on public safety and accelerate discussions on a working holiday program.
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Why It Matters
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Croatian counterpart, Gordan Grlic Radman, met in Seoul to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation. This meeting marks the first visit by Croatia's top diplomat to South Korea in eight years.
SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Croatian counterpart, Gordan Grlic Radman, met in Seoul on Monday to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation in the weapons and energy sectors, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
Cho welcomed Radman's visit, which marked the first trip to South Korea by Croatia's top diplomat in eight years, and called for enhancing their future-oriented cooperation in areas ranging from the arms industry to batteries, according to the ministry.
In response, Radman noted that practical cooperation between the two countries is expanding, citing bilateral memorandums of understanding (MOUs) the countries signed recently on defense and economy, as well as science and technology.
The ministers agreed to push for an MOU on public safety, establishing a policy framework to allow their people to travel to each other's country more safely, the ministry said.
They also agreed to accelerate discussions on a working holiday program and continue educational and research exchanges between their foreign ministries.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
An MOU on public safety will be established.
Likely · Medium term
Discussions on a working holiday program will accelerate.
Likely · Medium term
Open Questions
- What specific defense technologies were discussed?
- What are the details of the proposed public safety MOU?
- What is the timeline for the working holiday program discussions?
- What are the specific areas of educational and research exchange planned?
