S. Korea, Britain to hold high-level economic talks on AI, biotech
This photo, provided by the British Embassy in Seoul, Aug. 18, shows Catherine West, parliamentary under secretary of state for the Indo-Pacific at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in Britain. Yonhap
Senior diplomats of South Korea and Britain will hold high-level economic talks in Seoul on Monday to discuss ways to bolster cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), biotech and other areas, according to the British Embassy in the South.
The Senior Economic Dialogue will be co-chaired by Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina and Catherine West, parliamentary under secretary of state for the Indo-Pacific at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in Britain.
The talks are aimed to "unlock new opportunities" for cooperation in AI, clean energy and biotechnology, the embassy said in a release. West arrived in Seoul on Monday for a two-day visit.
The move comes as President Lee Jae Myung and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed to upgrade a bilateral free trade agreement by the end of this year on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada in June.
During the stay, West will meet Second Deputy National Security Adviser Lim Woong-soon to discuss regional security and support for Ukraine. She will visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas and meet with North Korean defectors, according to the embassy.