South Korea's President Yoon Suk-Yeol looks on during a tri-lateral meeting with the US President and Japan's Prime Minister on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid on June 29, 2022. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
SEOUL – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba held talks in Seoul on Wednesday, according to the South Korean presidential office.
Yoon said during the talks that he hoped to expand cooperation with resource-rich Gabon in the fields of infrastructure construction, information technology and climate change.
Bongo said he also hoped to expand cooperation with South Korea, and took note of South Korea's plan to hold a special meeting in 2024 between Yoon and leaders of African countries.
Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba arrives for the second day of a European Union African Union summit at The European Council Building in Brussels on Feb 18, 2022. (JOHN THYS / POOL / AFP)
Yoon asked the Gabonese president to pay special attention to South Korea's bid to host World Expo 2030 in the southeastern port city of Busan, and Bongo said he will make efforts to support South Korea's bid.
The two presidents also exchanged views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.