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(LEAD) Lee to visit Russia next week for summit with Medvedev
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 8th para)
By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is to visit Russia Sept. 28-Oct. 1 for a summit with his counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to discuss closer cooperation in the energy and resources sectors and in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.
During their summit slated for Sept. 29 in Moscow, Lee and Medvedev will also
discuss concrete measures to promote bilateral cooperation in the aerospace field
and a three-way economic development project involving North Korea, Cheong Wa Dae
officials said.
Lee's upcoming trip to Russia will cap his visit to all four superpowers
surrounding the Korean Peninsula, as he has already visited the U.S., Japan and
China.
"Lee will hold intensive talks with Medvedev regarding South Korea's long-term
and stable imports of Russian natural gas and joint development of offshore mines
in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula," said a Cheong Wa Dae official.
"The two leaders will also sign about 30 accords on bilateral cooperation in the
development of small-sized satellites before issuing a joint statement," the
official said.
Lee and Medvedev already met on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit in
Japan in early July and agreed broadly on cooperation in the energy and resources
sectors and in the denuclearization of North Korea.
At the July summit, they also agreed to push ahead with the two countries'
efforts to link the trans-Korean railway, or TKR, with Russia's trans-Siberian
railway, known as the TSR.
"At the upcoming Moscow summit, Lee will ask for Medvedev's support for South
Korean companies seeking to participate in Russia's massive infrastructure
expansion projects ahead of its hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
summit in Vladivostok in 2012," said the Cheong Wa Dae official.
"Expansion in bilateral youth, cultural and sports exchanges will also be on the
agenda. Following the summit with Medvedev, Lee will also separately meet with
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Russian business leaders and
journalists," he said.
On the way home, Lee will stop over in Saint Petersburg, where he will meet with
Russian Orthodox Church and municipal leaders and receive an honorary doctorate
from Saint Petersburg State University, the alma mater of both Medvedev and
Putin.
South Korea and Russia will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment
of bilateral diplomatic relations in 2010.
A total of 33 South Korean business leaders, including Chung Mong-koo of the
Hyundai Motor Group, Chey Tae-won of the SK Group and Koo Bon-moo of the LG
Group, will accompany Lee on the trip.
ycm@yna.co.kr
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By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is to visit Russia Sept. 28-Oct. 1 for a summit with his counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to discuss closer cooperation in the energy and resources sectors and in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.
During their summit slated for Sept. 29 in Moscow, Lee and Medvedev will also
discuss concrete measures to promote bilateral cooperation in the aerospace field
and a three-way economic development project involving North Korea, Cheong Wa Dae
officials said.
Lee's upcoming trip to Russia will cap his visit to all four superpowers
surrounding the Korean Peninsula, as he has already visited the U.S., Japan and
China.
"Lee will hold intensive talks with Medvedev regarding South Korea's long-term
and stable imports of Russian natural gas and joint development of offshore mines
in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula," said a Cheong Wa Dae official.
"The two leaders will also sign about 30 accords on bilateral cooperation in the
development of small-sized satellites before issuing a joint statement," the
official said.
Lee and Medvedev already met on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit in
Japan in early July and agreed broadly on cooperation in the energy and resources
sectors and in the denuclearization of North Korea.
At the July summit, they also agreed to push ahead with the two countries'
efforts to link the trans-Korean railway, or TKR, with Russia's trans-Siberian
railway, known as the TSR.
"At the upcoming Moscow summit, Lee will ask for Medvedev's support for South
Korean companies seeking to participate in Russia's massive infrastructure
expansion projects ahead of its hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
summit in Vladivostok in 2012," said the Cheong Wa Dae official.
"Expansion in bilateral youth, cultural and sports exchanges will also be on the
agenda. Following the summit with Medvedev, Lee will also separately meet with
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Russian business leaders and
journalists," he said.
On the way home, Lee will stop over in Saint Petersburg, where he will meet with
Russian Orthodox Church and municipal leaders and receive an honorary doctorate
from Saint Petersburg State University, the alma mater of both Medvedev and
Putin.
South Korea and Russia will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment
of bilateral diplomatic relations in 2010.
A total of 33 South Korean business leaders, including Chung Mong-koo of the
Hyundai Motor Group, Chey Tae-won of the SK Group and Koo Bon-moo of the LG
Group, will accompany Lee on the trip.
ycm@yna.co.kr
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