Vice FM visits Kenya for talks on cooperation, South Korea-Africa summit

SEOUL, First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun has visited Kenya to discuss an upcoming summit with African nations and paid a courtesy call on the Kenyan president, his office said Wednesday. During his courtesy call Tuesday (Kenya time), Kim voiced expectations for President William Ruto's attendance at the South Korea-Africa summit, set for June 4-5 in Seoul. Ruto welcomed the envoy's visit and expressed hopes for deeper cooperation between the two countries in a wide range of areas, such as trade, education, infrastructure and agriculture. Kim is on a four-day trip to Kenya and Mauritius this week as a special presidential envoy for the summit. Source: Yonhap News Agency