South Korean Foreign Minister Wants to Meet Chinese Counterpart, Concerned About Imbalance in Relations with Moscow and Beijing

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin said on June 15 that he hopes to meet his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Indonesia next July. The chairman of South Korea's Democratic Party (DP) expressed concern about the country's rapidly deteriorating relations with Russia and China.

South Korean foreign minister looks forward to upcoming meeting with Chinese counterpart in Indonesia in July. (Source: The Economic Times)

Foreign Minister Park Jin stressed that the Yoon Suk Yeol administration believes in the good prospects for relations between Seoul and Beijing based on mutual respect and mutual benefit.

Park Jin made the announcement amid the heated up of South Korea-China relations following controversial remarks by Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming last week. The South Korean government then sternly warned Xing Haiming and said the Chinese Ambassador would be held fully responsible for any negative consequences that may arise in the future.

On the same day, Chairman of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP), Lee Jae Myung, also expressed concern about the country's rapidly deteriorating relations with Russia and China.

Speaking at an event marking the 23rd anniversary of the first inter-Korean summit, Lee Jae Myung said South Korea's economic and security interests would suffer if it did not maintain good relations with Beijing and Moscow.

South Korea-Russia relations also saw some friction, after President Yoon Suk Yeol proposed changing the country's policy, which had previously only provided non-lethal aid to Ukraine.

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