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Singaporean, RoK ministers talk bilateral, regional cooperation

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Chung Eui-yong and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan held phone talks on April 13, discussing joint efforts to enhance bilateral and regional cooperation.
Singaporean, RoK ministers talk bilateral, regional cooperation ảnh 1Foreign Minister of Republic of Korea Chung Eui-yong (Photo: Yonhap)
Hanoi (VNA) – Ministerof Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Chung Eui-yong and hisSingaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan held phone talks on April 13,discussing joint efforts to enhance bilateral and regional cooperation.

The RoK Foreign Minister’s Officeannounced that during the conversation, the two officials noted their countrieshave maintained substantive cooperation in such areas as infrastructure and thedigital economy.

They expressed hopes that the suspended expeditedentry system agreed upon between the two sides in exception to coronavirusquarantining could resume at an early date.

Minister Chung asked for Singapore's closecooperation in the RoK’s push for its New Southern Policy involving SoutheastAsian partners. He also explained his country’s Korean Peninsulapeace efforts.

For his part, Balakrishnan said Singapore supports such effortsand wishes for the resumption of inter-Korean communication./.
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