S. Korea, Mongolia discuss accelerating economic partnership negotiations

SEOUL - South Korea and Mongolia discussed Tuesday ways to accelerate negotiations for a bilateral comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), Seoul's trade ministry said, with the agreement expected to deepen critical minerals cooperation between the two countries.Kwon Hye-jin, director general for trade negotiations at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, visited Mongolia to meet with trade and resources officials, including Batkhuu Idesh, who heads Mongolia's CEPA negotiation team.South Korea and Mongolia had held four rounds of CEPA negotiations until November 2024, b…READ FULL ARTICLE