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Deputy Speaker Joo Ho-young plans to pay an official visit to Georgia and Türkiye
- Oct 11, 2024
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National Assembly Deputy Speaker Joo Ho-young plans to
pay an official visit to Georgia and Türkiye
- To meet with Deputy Chairperson and Foreign Relations Committee Chair of the Georgian Parliament,
and Vice Speaker of the Turkish Parliament and Korea- Türkiye Parliamentary Friendship Group Chair
- To discuss on practical cooperation with the Georgian Parliament in areas such as economy, logistics,
infrastructure, and tourism
- To strengthen networks with new parliamentary leadership in Türkiye, and encourage participation in
next year’s MIKTA Speakers’ Consultation
Republic of Korea’s National Assembly Deputy Speaker Joo Ho-young will pay an official visit to Georgia and Türkiye from August 18 to 26 to meet key parliamentary figures with the aim of enhancing bilateral relations, establishing parliamentary networks, and promoting parliamentary-level economic, public, and veterans diplomacy.
In Georgia, Deputy Speaker Joo will meet with Deputy Chairperson Giorgi Kakhiani and Foreign Relations Committee Chair Nikoloz Samkharadze of the Parliament to explore ways to deepen cooperation in various sectors, including the economy, infrastructure, logistics, and tourism. Specifically, he plans to focus on expanding high-level parliamentary exchanges, signing a Korea-Georgia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), involving Korean companies in local infrastructure projects, and launching a direct flight route.
In Türkiye, Joo will have a conversation with Vice Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Bekir Bozdag and Chairman of the Korea-Türkiye Parliamentary Friendship Group Oguzhan Kaya. They will discuss enhancing parliamentary exchanges, expanding Korean companies’ participation and investment in major projects, and encouraging Türkiye’s participation in the MIKTA Speakers’ Consultation, set to be held in South Korea next year. After the meeting, he will drop by the Korea Park in Ankara, lay a wreath at the Korean War Memorial, and meet with Turkish veterans who served during the war.
The upcoming visit to Georgia marks the first by a National Assembly leadership since 2019 and follows the official visit by Georgia’s Parliamentary Speaker Shalva Papuashvili to the Republic of Korea in 2022. It is expected to contribute to strengthening parliamentary cooperation between Korea and its key partner in the Caucasus region.
Joo’s visit to Türkiye also will be the first by a high-level parliamentary official in Korea to the country since the 22nd National Assembly was inaugurated, raising expectations on a network with Türkiye’s new parliamentary leadership and further elevated relations with Korea’s strategic partner and one of the four major contributors to the Korean War.
Deputy Speaker Joo will be accompanied by lawmakers Kim Tae-nyeon (Democratic Party of Korea), Kim Sung-won (People Power Party), Lee Jae-gang (Democratic Party), and Kim Jae-sub (People Power Party).
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