MFA Press Statement: Bilateral meeting between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun and Minister for Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam (27 July 2011)

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Visiting Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun called on and was hosted to dinner by Minister for Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam this evening. The Ministers exchanged views on bilateral relations, the recent ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and developments on the Korean Peninsula. Minister Shanmugam welcomed the meeting between the foreign ministers of the DPRK and Republic of Korea on the sidelines of the recently concluded ARF in Bali and expressed support for efforts to resume the Six-Party Talks. Minister Shanmugam urged the DPRK to address international concerns over non-proliferation and humanitarian issues.

Foreign Minister Pak was on a bilateral visit to Singapore at the invitation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
27 JULY 2011

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