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[ROUNDTABLE] G7 envoys urge Korea to take bigger role on international stage
Posted : 2021-05-24 17:31
Updated : 2021-05-24 20:14
Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin, left, and Korea Foundation President Lee Geun, right, pose with heads of diplomatic missions from the G7 countries to Korea during a roundtable at The Korea Times office in central Seoul, May 13. From left are Oh, German Ambassador Michael Reiffenstuel, EU Ambassador Maria Castillo Fernandez, Canadian Ambassador Michael Danagher, British Ambassador Simon Smith, French Ambassador Philippe Lefort, Italian Ambassador Federico Failla and U.S. Charge d Affaires ad interim Robert Rapson and Lee. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
Posted : 2021-05-24 17:32
Updated : 2021-05-24 17:58 The following are summaries of statements from the seven ambassadors to Korea from the G7 countries ― the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United States and the European Union ― during a roundtable co-hosted by The Korea Times and the Korea Foundation ahead of the G7 Summit slated for June 11-13. ― ED.
British Ambassador Simon Smith
British Ambassador to Korea Simon Smith / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukIn the U.K. presidency, we decided to invite the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa, India and Australia to this year s G7. It is an invitation with expectations. It means when you are invited to the G7, you are not invited just to sit in a chair and watch; you are invited to participate in not all but in many of the activities and the various policy strands of the G7. And you are expected to participate actively and with ideas.
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[INTERVIEW] Jeju Governor has 2023 world climate conference in crosshairs
Posted : 2020-12-16 07:37
Updated : 2020-12-16 19:20 Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor Won Hee-ryong listens during an interview with The Korea Times at his office on Jeju Island. Courtesy of Jeju Provincial Office
By Ko Dong-hwan
JEJU ISLAND ― If there was a kid that could not wait to present a homemade rollercoaster he made for high school physics class, that would be Jeju Island Governor Won Hee-ryong ― except the rollercoaster would be the island he has been governing with South Korea s most rigorous eco-friendly policies, and the physics teacher would be the member states of the Conference of the Parties 28 (COP28) scheduled for 2023.