Second Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Do-hoon (right) and First Undersecretary of Finance Bang Ki-sun (center) pose for a photo with British Foreign Minister for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan, on May 12, 2023, after signing a letter of intent to build bilateral strategic development partnership between South Korea and the UK at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul. (Sold and archived is prohibited)
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) — South Korea and Britain on Friday signed a letter of intent to establish a bilateral strategic development partnership, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said.
The letter was signed by Lee Do-hoon and Bang Ki-sun, South Korea’s second deputy foreign minister and first undersecretary of finance, and the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for the Indo-Pacific, Anne -Marie Trevelyan, at the Chancellery, in Seoul.
The charter seeks the establishment of a bilateral strategic development partnership in the Indo-Pacific based on the shared values of freedom, democracy, rule of law and human rights.
The two sides also agreed to explore cooperation measures with a focus on digital, climate, environment, public health, collaboration with the private sector and women, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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