Seoul, Jan 18 (EFE).- South Korea opened its embassy in Cuba this week, the Foreign Ministry at Seoul reported on Saturday, almost a year after the two countries re-established diplomatic relations to promote cooperation in fields such as energy, health and agriculture.
A ceremony was held at 10.30am Friday local time to mark the opening of the South Korean embassy in the Miramar district of the Cuban capital Havana.
It was attended by Lee Joo-il, director-general for Central and South American affairs at South Korea’s foreign ministry, and Carlos Pereira, director general for bilateral affairs at the Cuban foreign ministry, among other officials, according to the ministry.
Around 30 South Koreans live in the island country.
Diplomatic ties between South Korea and Cuba had been broken since 1959, mainly due to the long-standing alliance between the Caribbean country and North Korea.
However, in February in 2024, the two nations came up with a surprise announcement of the re-establishment of their diplomatic ties.
Since then, Seoul and Havana have been working to establish their diplomatic missions in their respective countries. EFE
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