Prime Minister Sobotka received the new ambassador of the Republic of Korea and discussed further options for cooperation between the two countries

During his meetings with the South Korean ambassador, Prime Minister Sobotka referred to the strategic partnership both countries entered into in February 2015. This covers five core areas of cooperation – economics, politics and security, education, culture and tourism, and also regional and global matters. Both parties agreed that the strategic partnership has benefited from intensive efforts from both sides. South Korea is now an important trading partner and investor in the CR, a partner in applied research, and there are also growing numbers of Korean tourists visiting the Czech Republic. Prime Minister Sobotka expressed his conviction that the new ambassador guarantees that the extremely warm relations between the two countries will be maintained in the future.