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| Foreign Minister Park Jin, left, shakes hands with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei as they meet on the margins of a ministerial council meeting of the Association of Caribbean States in Antigua, May 12, in this photo released by the foreign ministry. Yonhap |
Foreign Minister Park Jin has called for Central and South American countries to support his country's bid to host the World Expo 2030 in the southeastern city of Busan on the margins of a multinational gathering in Guatemala, his office said Saturday.
Park met with 12 top officials from 11 countries, including Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, Belize's Prime Minister Juan Antonio Briceno and Honduras' Vice President Doris Gutierrez, while in Antigua to attend a ministerial council meeting of the Association of Caribbean States.
The minister stressed the World Expo in Busan will present crucial opportunities to enhance practical cooperation with Central and South American nations on climate change, the maritime field and other areas, the foreign ministry said.
He also said that the 11 nations were important partners for cooperation with Korea as the Yoon Suk Yeol administration is pursuing the role of a "global pivotal state" to fulfill its international responsibilities, according to the ministry.
In addition, he asked for the countries' cooperation on Seoul's efforts to join the U.N. Security Council as a non-permanent member for the 2024-25 term. (Yonhap)
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