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Top diplomats of Korea, France agree on AI, space, defense cooperation

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By Yonhap
  • Published Sep 8, 2025 9:01 pm KST
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun speaks during a questioning at the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap

Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun speaks during a questioning at the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap

The top diplomats of Korea and France on Monday agreed to closely cooperate in the artificial intelligence (AI), space and defense sectors.

During phone talks, Seoul's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his French counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot, assessed that bilateral exchanges and cooperation have deepened in various sectors.

The two also agreed to closely communicate on upgrading the bilateral ties on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year.