- Registration date2025-12-16
Park Jung-sung, Deputy Minister for Trade at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), attended the “2025 Korea–Africa Trade and Industry Cooperation Forum” held on Monday, December 15, at Koreana Hotel in Seoul.
The forum brought together around 100 participants, including Kim Young-chae, President of the Korea–Africa Foundation; Chafik Rachadi, Dean of the African Group of Ambassadors in Korea (AGA) and Ambassador of Morocco to Korea; ambassadors from 12 African countries; and representatives from industry.
Deputy Minister Park emphasized that “cooperation between Korea and Africa is a wise choice that can turn crises into opportunities and enable shared growth amid challenges in the global trade environment.” He added that “the government will actively pursue trade agreements with African countries while deepening cooperation in critical minerals and manufacturing supply chains, and also expand infrastructure cooperation in line with local demand in Africa.”