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Foreign Minister Cho to attend expanded G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Paris next week

Published: 17 Mar. 2026, 18:51

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun speaks during a session at the National Assembly building in Yeouido, western Seoul, on March 17. [YONHAP]

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will travel to France next week to attend the foreign ministerial meeting of the Group of 7 (G7) advanced countries, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

Cho will make a three-day trip to Paris from Wednesday through Friday for the multilateral gathering, to which Korea has been invited as a guest country, said ministry spokesperson Park Il during a regular press briefing.

“The government will participate in the meeting to strengthen the partnership between Korea and the G7 nations, and to further promote our standing as a responsible global leader,” Park said.

The expanded G7 ministerial meeting will address the reform and reconstruction of global governance and transnational threats, among other issues.

Cho may meet bilaterally with his counterparts of G7 member states and other participating countries on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting, a ministry official said.

Korea is in talks with the United States and Japan to arrange bilateral and trilateral meetings among their foreign ministers, the official added.

Yonhap