President Yoon Suk-yeol called for strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation with Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea in areas such as development cooperation, climate change, fisheries and health.
According to Yonhap news agency, the office of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced that Mr. Yoon Suk-yeol held high-level meetings with leaders of five Pacific island nations in the capital Seoul on May 28 and discussed ways to strengthen relations in areas such as development cooperation and climate change.
The presidential office said Mr. Yoon Suk-yeol held talks with his Kiribati counterpart Taneti Maamau, then met with Tonga Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni, Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano, Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape.
In a briefing, presidential spokesman Lee Do-woon said Yoon Suk-yeol stressed that South Korea hopes to establish a proper and trust-based relationship with Pacific island nations.
President Yoon Suk-yeol also called for strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation with each of the above countries in areas such as development cooperation, climate change, fisheries and health.
According to Mr. Lee Do-woon, the leaders of the five countries expressed their gratitude to Mr. Yoon Suk-yeol for organizing the summits, and said they intend to strengthen bilateral cooperation in all areas.
Leaders of Pacific Island nations are visiting Seoul to attend the first summit between South Korea and 18 members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) on May 29 and 30.
With the participation of many leaders and senior officials, the conference with the theme "Towards Shared Prosperity: Strengthening Cooperation with the Blue Pacific," focused on discussing ways to solve the most urgent issues facing Pacific island nations such as climate change , disaster response and regional development./.
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