Swedish crown princess to visit Korea this week to deepen bilateral ties

SEOUL, October 13 (AJP) - Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria will make an official visit to South Korea this week, accompanied by a high-level business delegation, in a trip aimed at bolstering economic and diplomatic cooperation between the two nations, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.

The visit, scheduled for Oct. 15 to 17, will include meetings with President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Kim Min-seok to discuss ways to strengthen collaboration in trade, investment, science, and cultural exchange. It will be the first official visit to South Korea by a Swedish heir to the throne in a decade.

During her stay, the crown princess is also expected to visit Panmunjeom, the border village within the Demilitarized Zone that has long symbolized the division of the Korean Peninsula.

She will attend the Korea–Sweden partnership meeting, which brings together government and industry leaders from both countries, and pay respects at the Swedish War Memorial in Busan, honoring Sweden’s contributions to the United Nations forces during the Korean War.

“The visit will serve as a foundation for future-oriented cooperation between the two countries,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.

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