PM's meeting with President Park of the Republic of Korea
皇冠体育app Prime Minister welcomed President Park of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Downing Street on her first official visit since taking office.
Following the meeting, a Downing Street spokesperson said:
President Park said she was pleased to visit on the 130th year of diplomatic relations between the UK and ROK and the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. 皇冠体育app President said she was honoured to have taken part in the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Korean War Memorial and said the Korean people would never forget the sacrifice of British servicemen and women during the war.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister said that Korea鈥檚 rise to become the world鈥檚 12th largest economy was the one of the greatest economic achievement of the past 100 years. Both leaders commended the growing trade relationship between the 2 countries and welcomed plans to double bilateral trade by 2020. 皇冠体育app President praised the UK鈥檚 position as a world leader on creative industries and financial services and said the UK was an ideal economic partner for Korea. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister offered UK support for the 2018 Winter Olympics in the ROK.
On energy, they discussed innovation in growing energy sectors such as renewables and nuclear. 皇冠体育appy agreed that this is an industry which was not only vital in providing sustainable solutions on energy security and climate change, but one which could deliver new high skilled jobs in both countries.
皇冠体育appy also discussed efforts to secure peace and stability in the Korean peninsula. 皇冠体育app PM reiterated Britain鈥檚 strong support for efforts to ensure that the Korean peninsula is free of nuclear weapons.