[INTERVIEW] Spanish ambassador finds state visit point of inflection
Posted : 2021-07-30 09:18
Updated : 2021-07-30 09:39
Spanish Ambassador to Korea Juan Ignacio Morro speaks during an interview with The Korea Times at the Embassy of Spain in central Seoul, July 21. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
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One of the tasks of an ambassador is organizing high-level visits between one s home country and place of sojourn, so a state visit would be a highlight.
Spanish Ambassador to Korea Juan Ignacio Morro worked in the preparation of two state visits during his term: King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain visited Korea in October 2019 and Korean President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-sook made a return visit in June.
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