South Korean leader heads to Britain, Poland, France
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President Roh Moo-Hyun opens a three-nation European tour in London when he embarks on the first ever state visit to Britain by a South Korean leader.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun on left for Greece on Sunday as the first leg of his 14-day swing through European countries and the U.S., Roh's office Cheong Wa Dae said.
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In a small softening of relations between North Korea and the west, it was announced yesterday that Bill Rammell of the Foreign Office is to become the first British minister to visit the communist state.
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President Roh Moo-hyun's state visit to the U.K. is providing Koreans with a visual feast as they catch media-broadcast glimpses of the country's splendid court ceremonies.
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programmes as Seoul stepped up security along its border with North Korea due to a suspected infiltration. pressure to give more concessions to entice the reclusive state back to nuclear arms talks.
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SEOUL, Sept. 13, 2004âNorth Korea has agreed to allow a British diplomat visit the site of a massive explosion that sparked fears the reclusive country had conducted a nuclear test.
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Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell is travelling to North Korea - the first visit to the country by a British minister.
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December 02, 2004 LONDON Starting an eight-day European tour, President Roh Moo-hyun arrived here yesterday to a lavish welcome from Britain's royal family.
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North Korea&#39;s second-most senior leader toured a shiny new science park in Beijing Monday, a first stop on visit aimed at finding ways to help the North&#39;s moribund economy as much as jump-starting stalled nuclear talks.
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As a sign of their continuing co-operation, the leaders of Britain and France are scheduled to hold a meeting in London on 18 November.
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South Korea and Poland agreed to increase exchanges and cooperation in the information and technology (IT) sector, Seoul officials said Saturday.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will  visit China on October 8 and South Korea the next day for talks  with their leaders in a bid to repair ties frayed by disputes  over their bitter wartime past, but North Korea's nuclear  threat looks set to grab a prominent place on the agenda.
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When Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, clasps the hands of Chinese and South Korean leaders before the cameras at ice-breaking summits on Sunday and Monday, much of his mission will be accomplished.
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The leader of Poland&#39;s main opposition  party heads to Britain and Ireland this week to try to win  support from Polish emigrants ahead of next month&#39;s election,  the center-right Civic Platform said on Monday.
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Germany's Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, has left Berlin for a five-day visit to China and Japan, with trade and business high on the agenda.
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South Korea and the European Union are to sign a cooperation agreement here next week covering Seoul's participation in Europe's Galileo satellite navigation project, the Finnish presidency said.
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A British soprano plans to bring a  120-strong North Korean orchestra to England next year on a  tour she believes will help end the Communist state's  international isolation by strengthening cultural ties.