South Korean foreign minister requests support for Busan Expo from 12 countries' ministers in Paris

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, who visited Paris, France, to attend the Bali Peace Forum, was joined by leaders and ministers from 12 countries and from the Bureau International de la Exposition (BIE) in France from five countries.
He contacted representatives and held negotiations to host the 2030 Busan International Expo. Foreign Minister Park held a meeting with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on the 10th (local time).
, the Republic of Korea and Ghana share universal values and are proud of the fact that they have cooperated actively in the international arena as well as in practical cooperation in a variety of fields such as ``economy and trade,'' ``development cooperation,'' and ``infrastructure construction.''
``Let's continue to further expand and strengthen sectoral cooperation and solidarity on the international stage,'' he said. Foreign Minister Park also met with Kenyan Senate President Amason Kingi on the 11th (local time).
``Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and I look forward to further deepening practical cooperation with Kenya, a core country in East Africa.''
In addition, Foreign Minister Park also spoke with Uganda's Henry Oryem Okello in the afternoon of the same day.
He met with the Secretary of State and said, ``My government is working on regional development projects such as the Saemaul Movement (Korea's regional development movement) project, which is in line with the Vision 2040 of Uganda, which is a priority partner country for ODA (official development assistance).''
I look forward to further deepening infrastructure cooperation in the fields of education and education." Secretary of State Okello said, ``I visited Busan during my visit to South Korea in September this year, and was deeply impressed by the level of economic development in Busan.''
, highly praised Busan's competitiveness. Foreign Minister Park emphasized to these high-ranking dignitaries that ``South Korea, as a global central country, will contribute to freedom, peace, and prosperity in the world,'' and said,
"Holding the Mountain Expo will serve as a forum to discuss solutions to crises that the entire world is facing, such as climate change and the digital divide," he said, requesting support.
The theme of the Paris Peace Forum was ``Searching for common ground in a competitive world.''
22 leaders and 45 ministers attended.