\u0027I don\u0027t think there was a time when Korea and Canada were so close as now,\u0027 says Lim Woongsoon, South Korea\u0027s ambassador to Canada
“There is a new momentum as we reflect upon the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between Canada and Korea this year,” Park wrote in an email.
The clean economy and climate change, as well as establishing a youth mobility program between the two countries, are among the trip’s priorities. Canada and South Korea also appear to be in talks on how to make it easier for young people to work in both countries, with Lim saying they expect to sign a memorandum of understanding on youth mobility.
“We want to be as close to Korea, to Japan as to Germany, France and Great Britain; that’s our goal,” Joly said last December. South Korean companies have shown interest in Canada when it comes to electric vehicles. SK On Co., for example, wants to launch a battery-component factory in Becancour, Que.
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