Top Diplomats Of S. Korea, Australia To Hold Talks This Week Amid West Asia Crisis

SEOUL, April 27 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Australia will hold talks later this week on a range of shared issues, including enhancing defence cooperation and joint efforts to address supply chain instability amid the West Asia crisis, the foreign ministry said Monday.

Yonhap News Agency reported that South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will meet his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, for bilateral talks in Seoul on Thursday.

The two sides are expected to reaffirm their commitments to working together to address common challenges in relation to the current situation in West Asia and the global energy crisis, the ministry said.

They will also discuss efforts to deepen cooperation in the defence and defence industry sectors, it added.

The meeting will come about a month after the two top diplomats spoke over the phone on March 16.

-- BERNAMA-YONHAP