Polish foreign minister to visit Seoul

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski will arrive in South Korea this weekend on a trip to promote ties between the countries, Polish embassy officials said Monday.

During his three-day stay from Sunday, the minister plans to hold a series of
meetings with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan, Prime Minister Han
Seung-soo and Rep. Park Jin, chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Trade and
Unification Committee of the National Assembly, they said.
"The top Polish diplomat is aiming to boost Polish-South Korea relations and give
them a new incentive for upgrading bilateral relations to a new level," said
Piotr Szostak, an official in charge of political and cultural affairs at the
embassy.
The minister and South Korean officials will also discuss regional and global
issues of common concern, he added.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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