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South Korea holds meetings on UNGA sidelines, promotes World Expo bid

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 22 Sep 2023 17:11
2 Min Read

This comes after South Korea submitted a bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan, competing against Rome and Riyadh. 

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  • South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the 78th UNGA in New York, US on September 20, 2023 (AP)
    South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the 78th UNGA in New York, US, on September 20, 2023 (AP)

According to South Korean media on Friday, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol conducted a series of bilateral meetings with foreign leaders on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday in an effort to promote his country's bid to host the 2030 World Expo, South Korean media reported. 

He convened with his Ecuadorian counterpart, Guillermo Lasso, and discussed trade, investment partnership, and the signing of a strategic economic cooperation agreement, as per a report by Yonhap.

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