Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera (left) and President Park Geun-hye hold summit talks on Oct. 12 at Cheong Wa Dae.
President Park Geun-hye and Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera held summit talks in Seoul on Oct. 12.
The two leaders agreed to bolster cooperation in order to make swift progress on negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Korea and six Central American economies: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
During the summit, the two leaders discussed measures to substantially boost cooperation on the economy, trade, science, technology and infrastructure. They also had in-depth discussions about joint partnerships regarding responses to North Korean nuclear weapons, and on cooperation across a wide range of fields including both regional and international issues.
President Park Geun-hye (left) poses for a photo with Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera (center) and Costa Rican First Lady Mercedes Peñas Domingo at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 12.
On the occasion of the summit, the two governments signed seven memorandums of understanding (MOUs) covering the exchange of tax information, help for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and public security.
The MOUs also covered exchanges and investment in SMEs in both countries, and promoted and extended trade and investment.
Based on the MOUs covering innovation and science and technology, and ones covering the creative industries, the Korean government vowed to cooperate with the Costa Rican government on its ongoing National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
Finally, President Solis will visit one of the Korean government’s Centers for a Creative Economy & Innovation and inspect the offices of tech firms pioneering new industries, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), IT for the finance industry (fintech) and next-generation mobile communications.
By Jeon Han, Yoon Sojung
Photos: Jeon Han
Korea.net Staff Writers
hanjeon@korea.kr
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera (left) and President Park Geun-hye (third from left) attend an MOU signing ceremony at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 12. Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez Sanz (second from left) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se shake hands after signing an MOU covering the exchange of tax information.
Costa Rica’s Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications Marcelo Jenkins Coronas (seated, left) and Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Choi Yanghee (seated, right) sign an MOU covering cooperation on innovation, science, technology and the creative industries. Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera (back, left) and President Park Geun-hye attend the signing ceremony, at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 12.
Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez Sanz (seated, left) and Minister Joo Young-sup (seated, right) sign an MOU covering cooperation on SMEs, at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 12. Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera (back, left) and President Park Geun-hye attend the signing ceremony.
Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez Sanz (left) and Commissioner General of the Korea National Police Agency Lee Chul-sung (third from left) sign an MOU covering the sharing of public security techniques. Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera (second from left) and President Park Geun-hye are present at the ceremony, at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 12.
