[424th Edition] April 03, 2020
	Minister of Foreign Affairs Delivers  Remarks at Video Conference of  World Economic Forum Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang, Kyung-wha attended the World Economic  Forum (WEF)’s video conference on the “COVID Action Platform” on March 25.  Under the theme of “World Update,” Minister Kang explained as follows the  current situation in the Republic of Korea (ROK), which has overcome the initial  serious phase and has been making efforts to normalize the situation.  Chancellor of Austria Kurz explained the current situation of Austria,  which is relatively at an early stage. In particular, among the speakers,  the Director-General of the WHO and the CEO of CEPI noted that the ROK  is serving as an exemplary case for other countries. Outcome of Teleconference on COVID-19 Response   between Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho and  his Counterparts Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Sei-young had a  multilateral  with his counterparts of countries in the region on  March 27.  The teleconference was joined by vice foreign ministers of   countries; the Republic of Korea, the United States,  Japan,  the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand, the  Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, and the Republic of India. Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Meets with   Chinese Ambassador to ROK Xing Haiming Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Kim Gunn met with Ambassador  of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of  Korea Xing Haiming at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs  on the afternoon of March 27, and discussed China’s  entry restriction announced on March 26. Consultation between ROK and Japanese  Directors-General (Video Call) Mr. Kim Jung-han, Director-General for Asian and Pacific Affairs  of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had a consultation  with Mr. Shigeki Takizaki, Director-General of the Asian and  Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of  Japan, on the afternoon of April 1 in the form of video call,  and exchanged views on issues of mutual interest. MOFA Spokesperson’s Statement The government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) welcomes  and supports the “Democratic Transition Framework for Venezuela”  proposed by the United States government on March 31, 2020,  in order to resolve the crisis in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Interested in Korea's Beautiful Island, Dokdo? Click Here
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