South Korean president to meet Rishi Sunak at Downing Street

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol is to meet Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street to signal a diplomatic accord.

Mr Yoon started his three-day state go to on Tuesday with a welcome from the King and Queen.

On Wednesday, he’ll maintain a bilateral assembly with the Prime Minister and signal the long-term settlement overlaying defence and know-how co-operation.

The Downing Street Accord follows related agreements with Singapore and Japan because the UK seeks to consolidate affect within the Indo-Pacific area.

It should embrace a defence settlement to enhance the British and Korean militaries’ co-operation on countering smuggling within the East China Sea which North Korea depends on to evade sanctions.

South Korean first woman Kim Keon Hee will probably be hosted by Mr Sunak’s spouse Akshata Murty.

Later within the afternoon, the president will obtain a name from Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer.

Within the morning, Mr Yoon is to accompany the Duchess of Edinburgh for a roundtable dialogue at the Royal Society on how to strengthen the position of primary science to advance humanity.

He’s anticipated to tackle the dialogue.

The president will probably be joined by notable UK and Korean scientists and can view highlights from the Royal Society’s archives alongside the duchess.

Within the night, the president and first woman, joined by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, are to attend a banquet at the Guildhall hosted by the Lord Mayor and Metropolis of London Company.

Enterprise and Commerce Secretary Kemi Badenoch may even start negotiations together with her South Korean counterpart Bang Moon Kyu at the UK-Korea Enterprise Discussion board at Mansion Home on Wednesday.

They are going to announce £21 billion of investments dedicated by Korean companies in inexperienced power and infrastructure tasks throughout the UK.

The UK secured a free commerce cope with South Korea in 2019.

In his banquet speech on Tuesday, the King stated “Koreans have created a miracle” of their journey from “wartime devastation” to a thriving nation the place the “industrial effectivity” he witnessed throughout a go to in 1992 had grow to be the “epitome” of technological innovation.

The UK go to coincides with the one hundred and fortieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between the UK and Korea, in addition to the seventieth anniversary of the armistice of the Korean Conflict.