South Korea’s Yoon to pay state visit to Britain, Netherlands
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Britain's King Charles III will host South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (above) and his wife Kim Keon-hee at Buckingham Palace for the second official state visit of his reign.
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LONDON – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will pay a state visit to Britain in November following an invitation from King Charles III, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday.
The King will host Mr Yoon and his wife Kim Keon-hee at the palace for the second official state visit of his reign. The first was by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in November 2022.
The King previously met the South Korean President at a reception the evening before the funeral of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022.
The palace said further details of the visit would be announced at a later date.
Mr Yoon will also visit the Netherlands in December on an invitation from Dutch King Willem-Alexander, South Korea’s presidential office said.
It will mark the first state visit by a South Korean president to the Netherlands since the countries established diplomatic ties in 1961, Mr Yoon’s office said. REUTERS
