Vice FM to visit Indonesia this week to discuss bilateral cooperation

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun will travel to Indonesia this week for talks with his Indonesian counterpart on bilateral cooperation, the foreign ministry said Monday.

Kim will depart for Jakarta on Tuesday for the two-day trip, during which he plans to address key bilateral cooperation issues through high-level diplomacy, including talks with an Indonesian vice minister, the ministry said.

The trip is part of South Korea's efforts to strengthen ties with individual member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), following the establishment of a "comprehensive strategic partnership" with the regional bloc late last year.

Around 2,000 South Korean companies operate business entities in Indonesia, a leading ASEAN member and key economic partner of Seoul.

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