President Lee Jae-myung will dispatch a special envoy delegation to Indonesia. The head of the delegation has been decided to be six-term lawmaker Jojung-sik of the Democratic Party of Korea. Lawmakers Seo Young-gyo and Lee Jae-gang from the same party will also visit Indonesia as envoys.
Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung revealed in a written briefing on the 10th that "the presidential special envoy delegation is scheduled to visit Indonesia from the 11th for 13 days."
During the visit, the special envoy delegation plans to meet with key figures in Indonesia and deliver a letter from President Lee containing details on strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
Spokesperson Kang noted, "The special envoy delegation will convey our government's will to strengthen the 'Korea-Indonesia special strategic partnership'" and added, "They will broadly exchange opinions on expanding mutually beneficial practical cooperation in comprehensive areas such as trade, investment, defense industry, energy, digital transformation, and strengthening Korea-ASEAN cooperation."
He emphasized, "Our government is dispatching presidential special envoy delegations to major countries to inform the international community of the democratic Republic of Korea's return and to explain the new government's governance philosophy and foreign policy."
So far, President Lee has dispatched special envoys to 10 countries, including the European Union (EU), France, India, Malaysia, Poland, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
However, in contrast, no envoy has yet visited the 'four major powers (the United States, Japan, China, and Russia)' that past governments have typically sent special envoy delegations to. The United States has formed a delegation led by former Doosan Group Chairman Park Yong-man, but has not yet finalized the departure schedule. Delegations to Japan, China, and Russia have not yet been formed.