SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol begins the country's first summit with leaders of Pacific islands on Monday (May 29), as Seoul seeks to increase its influence in a region that has become the focus of intense geopolitical rivalry. Yoon launched his administration's Indo-Pacific strategy last yea
SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol begins the country's first summit with leaders of Pacific islands on Monday , as Seoul seeks to increase its influence in a region that has become the focus of intense geopolitical rivalry.
The South Korean president held bilateral talks with some of the visiting Pacific leaders over the weekend including Kiribati President Taneti Maamau and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape. and Australia to tackle regional challenges such as supply chains, critical minerals and climate change.
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