FM Cho set to leave for U.N. General Assembly in New York

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul was set to fly to New York this week to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly, where he is expected to discuss key international issues, according to his office Sunday. During the six-day visit starting Monday, Cho was expected to deliver a keynote speech at the general debate of the high-level gathering to reaffirm South Korea's commitment to ensuring global peace and prosperity. Cho also plans to attend the general debate session of the U.N. Security Council and the ministerial conference of the U.N. peacebuilding committee. Cho will also attend a foreign ministerial meeting of the Group of 20 member states and a separate gathering of MIKTA members, consisting of Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey and Australia, to discuss cooperation among middle-power nations. Source: Yonhap News Agency