SEOUL, May 8 (AJP) - President Lee Jae Myung spoke with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten over the phone, Cheong Wa Dae said on Friday. The call the previous day was their first conversation since Jetten took office last February.
In a written press briefing, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said the two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in advanced industries including artificial intelligence, semiconductors and other technologies.
According to Kang, Lee expressed hope for expanding practical cooperation to mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Netherlands, praising the growth of their strategic partnership.
Rob Jetten was quoted as stressing that the two countries would continue close cooperation in the strategically important semiconductor sector, while also expanding collaboration in areas such as batteries and offshore wind power.
Kang said the two leaders also agreed that their partnership is important as global uncertainty grows and that they would keep in close communication.
Later in the day, Lee wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that continued cooperation between South Korea, "a semiconductor-manufacturing powerhouse," and the Netherlands, which he said has a major strength in advanced chip equipment, could make a significant contribution to stabilizing the global semiconductor supply chain.
In a written press briefing, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said the two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in advanced industries including artificial intelligence, semiconductors and other technologies.
According to Kang, Lee expressed hope for expanding practical cooperation to mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Netherlands, praising the growth of their strategic partnership.
Rob Jetten was quoted as stressing that the two countries would continue close cooperation in the strategically important semiconductor sector, while also expanding collaboration in areas such as batteries and offshore wind power.
Kang said the two leaders also agreed that their partnership is important as global uncertainty grows and that they would keep in close communication.
Later in the day, Lee wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that continued cooperation between South Korea, "a semiconductor-manufacturing powerhouse," and the Netherlands, which he said has a major strength in advanced chip equipment, could make a significant contribution to stabilizing the global semiconductor supply chain.
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