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![Belgian Ambassador to Korea Bruno Jans, left, and Lee Kyung-chul, Korea’s high representative for UN Security Council affairs, share a toast during the Belgium King’s Day 2025 reception at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jongno District, central Seoul on Nov. 13. [SEO JI-EUN]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10675186.jpg?imageId=10675186&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Czech Ambassador to Korea Ivan Jančárek, third from left, his spouse Andrea Jančárková, fourth from left, and Czech Deputy Head of Mission Jana Cimbolincová, fifth from left, pose for a photo at a reception to celebrate Independent Czechoslovak State Day, which marks the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1918, held on Monday evening at The Ambassador Seoul - A Pullman Hotel in Jung District, central Seoul. [EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO KOREA]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11865617.jpg?imageId=11865617&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)