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Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, for a working visit. This was President Yoon’s first bilateral visit abroad since he became President in March 2022.

The leaders acknowledged that Canada and South Korea share a special friendship strengthened by Canada’s involvement during the Korean War, a mutual commitment to multilateralism, and economic partnership and growth that works for everyone.

The Prime Minister and the President held an extended bilateral meeting with key ministers, including for Canada, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly and Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, and for South Korea, Foreign Minister Park Jin, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-Yang, and National Security Advisor Kim Sung-Han.

During the visit, the two leaders agreed to enhance the Canada-South Korea bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership focused on advancing five shared priorities. These include defending the rules-based international system, democracy, freedom, human rights, and gender equality; strengthening security and defence partnerships; working together in science, technology, and innovation; promoting trade and investment; and deepening partnerships in health and culture.

The Prime Minister and the President agreed to take action to strengthen economic security at a time of growing disruption and uncertainty caused by the pandemic and conflict. They pledged to deepen cooperation on supply chain resiliency, critical minerals, and batteries for electric vehicles, all while maintaining high labour conditions and environmental standards. To advance these shared priorities, the leaders agreed to work toward launching a ministerial dialogue on economic security.

Noting the urgent need for action to address climate change, the leaders spoke of the importance of increasing cooperation on shared priorities, including the transition to clean energy, the phasing out of coal, the implementation of carbon pricing, and clean technology. The two leaders also discussed the role of Canada as a reliable supplier of energy to a net-zero world.

The Prime Minister and the President discussed global and regional security issues. They committed to continue working together to challenge Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. They stressed the importance of maintaining strong unity amongst like-minded partners, and continuing to impose severe costs on Russia in the face of its aggression.

The leaders also expressed their concerns about North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches, which violate successive United Nations Security Council resolutions and pose a serious threat to international peace and security. Prime Minister Trudeau reiterated Canada’s strong commitment to supporting international efforts to promote security and stability in the region, including through Operation NEON.

While in Ottawa, President Yoon laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and visited the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon.

The two leaders looked forward to the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and South Korea in 2023 as a key opportunity to further strengthen the momentum of the Canada-South Korea partnership.

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Yoon arrives in Canada for summit with Trudeau on supply chains

By Lee Haye-ah

TORONTO, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in Canada on Thursday for a summit with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on building stable supply chains in core minerals for EV batteries.

Yoon, who is on a three-nation trip to Britain, the United States and Canada, arrived in Toronto where he is scheduled to visit the University of Toronto for a meeting with AI experts.

Toronto is Canada's biggest economic hub and a global leader in digital technology and the AI industry, according to Yoon's office.

In the evening, the president will meet with Korean residents in the city. Toronto is home to around 120,000 Koreans.

From Toronto, Yoon will head to Ottawa on Friday for a summit with Trudeau. The two met on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Madrid in June and will continue their discussions on ways to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership ahead of the 60th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations next year.

The summit agenda includes ways to cooperate for the establishment of stable supply chains in core minerals, and ways Canada can support South Korean businesses in the country, according to Yoon's office.

Canada is a key producer of core minerals needed in the production of EV batteries, and South Korean businesses plan major battery-related investments in the country, it said.

Following the summit, Yoon will depart for Seoul and return home Saturday.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (L) holds talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the IFEMA Convention Center in Madrid on June 30, 2022, on the sidelines of a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (Yonhap)

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South Korea president Suk-yeol praises Canada in visit focused on trade

By The Canadian Press

Posted September 23, 2022 4:54 pm.

Last Updated September 23, 2022 5:02 pm.

OTTAWA — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says Canada is a natural match for boosting the production of electric vehicles.

On his one-day visit to Ottawa, the president praised Canada’s natural resources and research into artificial intelligence.

He said those strengths complement his country’s work in digital technology and semiconductors. 

Both Canada and Korea are still working on strategies for the Asia-Pacific region, such as how to balance trade with human rights.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said finding that balance is crucial when it comes to China, so that it can’t drive a wedge between countries.

Multiple Liberal ministers are headed to Seoul next month to flesh out opportunities for trade and cultural exchanges. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 23, 2022.

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South Korea president Yoon seeks more Canada trade as China looms over Ottawa visit

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OTTAWA — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says Canada is a natural match for boosting the production of electric vehicles, as both countries try to contain the risk of a more aggressive China.

On his one-day visit to Ottawa Friday, the president praised Canada’s natural resources and research into artificial intelligence, saying they could complement his country’s work in digital technology and semiconductors.

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“If we co-operate in this area, (Korea’s) digital and data technology and Canada’s A.I. technology can work together, I think, and in synergy,” Yoon said in Korean during a press conference on Parliament Hill.

Yoon already met this month with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the queen’s funeral in London and at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. From there, he had short flights for his one-day visits to Toronto and Ottawa.

Butanalysts saidYoon’s visit was more than a matter of convenience, noting it was his first formal bilateral visit since he took office in March.

Robert Huish, an international development professor at Dalhousie University, said Canadians often don’t realize how deep their cultural and economic ties have been with South Korea for decades.

“Canada sometimes forgets that it is a Pacific nation, and it’s very much committed to engaging in the South Korean market,” said Huish, who researches security in the Korean Peninsula.

“Going forward, there is a want to make that stronger.”

Huish said planeloads of Nova Scotia seafood used to arrive in South Korea multiple times a week before the COVID-19 pandemic and a network of Canada-Korea friendship groups has fostered strong industrial links.

“Canada is finding itself as a very strategic market to South Korea, from seafood exports to now getting into electric-vehicle components.”

Both could be on the agenda next month when Foreign Minister Melanie Joly and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will be among a delegation heading to Seoul.

Yoon also thanked Canada for its support in containing the threat posed by North Korea.

Canada recently deployed a frigate as part of an ongoing, multinational surveillance operation that tracks whether the Communist regime is trying to evade sanctions. That includes monitoring for ships transferring fuel or commodities.

Friday’s meeting comes after months of anticipation for Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy, a document that industry groups hope will clarify which countries Ottawa wants to grow closer to, and which countries should be lower priorities due to trade barriers or human-rights concerns.

Countries like Britain and France have already published such documents, and the Liberals promised Canada would outline its Indo-Pacific strategy months ago. On Friday, Trudeau pointed out twice that South Korea is also working on its own strategy for the region.

Also Friday, Trudeau announced Canada’s ambassador to China, a post that had been left vacant since last December.

He has tasked Jennifer May, a career diplomat with three decades of experience in foreign service, with advancing both trade and democratic values.

“China is certainly a real challenging actor in the region,” Trudeau said Friday. “A nuanced approach that is looking out for the interests of Canadians, the interests of citizens across our democracies, is essential.

“For too long, China and other autocracies have been able to play off neighbours and friends against each other, by offering bits of access to their market.”

At multiple points in his visit, Yoon mentioned Canada’s sacrifice in the Korean War, including after laying a wreath at the National War Memorial.

Earlier in the day, during a visit to Trudeau’s office in the West Block, Yoon praised his policies and support for multiculturalism.

“You are such an attractive leader; you brought unity to Canadian society,” a translator for Yoon said in English.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 23, 2022.

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