Korean, Turkish FMs discuss investment, nuclear energy, regional issues

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met in Seoul on Thursday to discuss regional security issues, including developments on the Korean Peninsula, the Middle East, and the war in Ukraine, while also exploring deeper cooperation in trade, nuclear energy, infrastructure, and artificial intelligence. The talks reviewed progress on follow-up measures from the November summit between President Lee Jae Myung and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, marking Fidan's first visit to South Korea by a Turkish foreign minister in five years. The two sides agreed to maintain close consultations to achieve early, tangible outcomes and expand people-to-people exchanges.

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, discussed regional security issues and ways to bolster cooperation in trade, nuclear energy and infrastructure during their talks in Seoul on Thursday, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The meeting was meant to review progress on follow-up measures from the summit between Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held in November. Fidan's visit marked the first trip by a Turkish foreign minister to South Korea in five years, according to the ministry. "During the meeting, the two sides held in-depth discussions on major security issues, including developments on the Korean Peninsula, the situation in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine," the ministry said. They also discussed cooperation in trade and investment, nuclear energy, defense cooperation, infrastructure and artificial intelligence AI , while agreeing to continue close consultations to achieve tangible outcomes at an early date, it added. Also on the table was how to further expand people-to-people exchanges, including student ex