President Yoon holds first summit meeting with Sri Lanka...agrees on development cooperation and trade expansion

South Korean President Yoon Seo-gyul, who visited New York to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly, met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the afternoon of the 18th (local time).
This was their first meeting after taking office. During the meeting, Yun asked for support for Busan to host the 2030 World Expo and exchanged opinions on the development of bilateral relations.
Mr. Yoon will provide long-term partnership with Sri Lanka, a priority country for South Korea's development cooperation, in areas such as development cooperation, labor, climate change countermeasures, trade and investment.
He expressed his hope for cooperation with the goal of partnership. In particular, Mr. Yun emphasized that he wants to increase the number of projects that will lead to job creation for young people, such as the Korea-Sri Lanka Central Vocational Training Institute.
did. Mr. Wickremesinghe praised the fact that Sri Lankans who were trained in South Korea and possessed high skills are active in their homeland, and expressed his desire to promote a trade and investment cooperation agreement between the two countries.
He said he wants to promote economic exchange. He also expressed his gratitude for the support from South Korea and expressed his intention to expand cooperation in areas such as ICT, regional development, and cultural exchange. Additionally, many Korean companies
He said he hopes the company will take an interest in Reranka and invest in it. The two leaders agreed to conclude the Korea-Sri Lanka Climate Change Cooperation Agreement as soon as possible, and also used this meeting as an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
The two countries decided to further invigorate exchanges and increase cooperative projects that will benefit the economies of both countries.