The Korea Times
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Kim Jung-kwan traveled to Ottawa on Tuesday and Wednesday for a series of high-level meetings aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in industry and natural resources and lobbying in support of Korea's bid to win Canada's submarine procurement contract. On Tuesday afternoon, Kim met with Canadian Minister of Industry Melanie Joly. The two exchanged progress updates on bilateral industrial cooperation related to the submarine bid, including the signing of business-to-business memorandums of understanding (MOUs) between Korean and Canadian companies. They also discussed deepening cooperation in sectors including hydrogen and multilateral coordination on shared international priorities. Kim requested the Canadian government's continued attention and support for Korean companies investing in Canada. On Wednesday morning, Kim held talks with Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson. The ministers agreed on the need to diversify energy and resource supply chains amid growing instability in global supply networks, and committ
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