This photo provided by the office of the speaker of the South Korean National Assembly shows Parliament Speaker Kim Jin-pyo (center, front) speaking during the 8th MIKTA Group Speakers of National Assemblies Consultation Meeting held, on March 9, 2023 (local time), in Turkey. (Its resale and archiving is prohibited)
SEOUL, March 10 (Yonhap) — Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Jin-pyo has discussed issues ranging from North Korea’s missile threats to climate change at a meeting on Thursday (August time). local), in Turkey, among the parliamentary presidents of five middle powers.
The parliamentary leaders of the group MIKTA -South Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey and Australia- agreed that the war in Ukraine and North Korea’s missile and nuclear provocations pose threats to world security and stressed the need to strengthen the multilateral system to counter these problems.
The meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, marked the eighth consultation session of MIKTA parliamentary leaders.
Kim, who is on a three-country trip that will also take him to Italy and Israel, also held talks with his Turkish counterpart Mustafa Sentop on the sidelines of the meeting, discussing ways to support restoration efforts in the battered country. because of the earthquake.
Kim suggested building a container factory in Turkey to provide temporary housing for earthquake survivors. Sentop welcomed the idea and extended his thanks to Seoul for their help and solidarity after the disaster.
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