Cho Hyun Makes Surprise Visit to Nepal... Holds Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Meets Families of Missing Koreans

Requesting Support for Search of Missing Koreans
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Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is visiting Nepal, where large-scale flooding has occurred.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 5th, Minister Cho will visit Nepal from the 5th to the 7th and hold a Korea-Nepal Foreign Ministers' meeting with Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun is departing for Nepal at Incheon International Airport on the 5th. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

During the meeting, Minister Cho is expected to request the Nepalese side's support to ensure a smooth search operation for the missing Korean nationals. The two foreign ministers held phone calls on August 27 and 31, during which Minister Cho requested focused search operations in areas where Korean nationals are believed to be missing.

Minister Cho will also meet with the families of missing Korean nationals residing in Nepal, representatives from Korean companies, and encourage members of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) who are operating on site.

After concluding his schedule in Nepal, Minister Cho is expected to travel directly to France to accompany President Lee Jaemyung.

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