Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun on April 14 discusses bilateral cooperation in the defense industry with a visiting delegation of 30 NATO ambassadors at the ministry's compound in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.

By Hong Angie

Photos = Ministry of Foreign Affairs

A visiting delegation of 30 NATO ambassadors has discussed bilateral cooperation with Korea in the defense industry at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs compound in Seoul.

The ministry on April 14 said the ambassadors from major allies like the U.S., U.K., France and Germany paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun and spoke about cooperation in the defense sector, as well as regional affairs including issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula.

They agreed to bolster cooperation in space and innovative technologies given the close security links between the Indo-Pacific and Europe-Atlantic regions.

The delegation also stopped by the industrial sites of domestic defense contractors to see their cutting-edge know-how and prowess firsthand, gaining a deeper understanding of Korea's advancement in the sector.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun (sixth from left) on the afternoon of April 14 poses for photos with a visiting delegation of NATO ambassadors at his ministry's compound in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.