Posts Tagged ‘south’

MM. Zeng Qinghong and Mbeki promised to strengthen cooperation between South Africa and China

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The South African President Thabo Mbeki and Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong have pledged Monday to strengthen cooperation between the two countries for mutual benefit and development of Africa.
At a meeting with Mbeki in Johannesburg, Zeng, visiting South Africa, said that cooperation between China and South Africa in various fields had developed soundly and fruitful [...]

Beheading of South Korean hostage: George W. Bush offers condolences to his South Korean counterpart

March 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday sent a message to his South Korean counterpart, Roh Moo-hyun, presenting his condolences after the beheading by kidnappers of a South Korean hostage in Iraq, said spokesman of the Presidency, Yoon Tai -young.
The message arrived in Seoul a day after Mr. Bush delivered a speech against the killing [...]

The family of a South Korean hostage demand explanations from government

March 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The family of a South Korean kidnapped and beheaded by an armed rebel group in Iraq on Wednesday asked for explanations from the South Korean government on the death of their relatives, reported Thursday the local press.
demand came as deputies of the Grand National Party (main opposition party), including Kim Hee-jung, went to pay homage [...]

All businessmen in South Korea will leave Iraq by early July

March 8th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
All businessmen in South Korea will be removed from Iraq by early July, following the kidnapping of a South Korean in Iraq, said a senior official in Seoul Tuesday.
“Most businessmen in South Korea have left Iraq and he is only 22″, said Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Lee Hee-Beom, to the press before attending [...]

The South Korean hostage beheaded in Iraq

March 8th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The South Korean citizen held by an Islamist group in Iraq has been beheaded by his captors, reported Tuesday qatariorte television channel Al-Jazeera. In a video broadcast by Al-Jazeera, a kidnapper read a statement for the South Korean people, bearing the responsibility for this tragedy to the decision of the South Korean government to send [...]

The South Koreans opposed the deployment of troops in Iraq

January 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
In response to images released Monday showing a South Korean hostage in Iraq by asking, many South Koreans oppose the project gradually from their government to deploy more troops in that country in the Middle East, according to a survey Internet.
This online survey, conducted by the site Naver.com, popular in South Korea, with 1 612 [...]

The South Korean government will strengthen security measures to prevent possible terrorist attacks

January 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The South African government on Monday decided to take a series of measures to prevent possible terrorist attacks against government targets in the country, reported news agency South Korean Yonhap. After the images broadcast by Arabic television channel of a South Korean citizen abducted in Iraq by Iraqi insurgents, the government decided to strengthen the [...]

South Africa wants to strengthen its relations with China

January 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
South Africa awaits the visit of Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong and wishes to strengthen its relations with China, said Monday in Pretoria Deputy South African Minister of Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad. Mr. Aziz Pahad described the Sino-South African “excellent” on the eve of the journey of Chinese Vice President in South Africa.
“China is an [...]

Out of a South Korean delegation to Beijing for the third round of talks on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula

January 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
A South Korean delegation left Sunday for Beijing to attend the third round of talks on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, reported news agency South Korean Yonhap.
Cho Tae-yong, head of the working group on the nuclear issue of the Foreign Ministry, will lead the South Korean delegation to the meeting of the Working [...]

South Korea agrees to send troops to Iraq despite the abduction of its nationals

January 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Monday that his government would send as planned additional troops to Iraq despite the abduction of a South Korean in Iraq. “We must try to explain (to Iraqis ) that our troops will focus on reconstruction efforts without conducting hostile activities against the Iraqi people, “said Leport-presidential speech, [...]