Ethiopia to Host Korea-Africa Forum in September

Korea and African Union (AU) set to hold their fourth joint economic forum in Ethiopia in December, said Yun Byung-Se, Foreign Minister of South Korea.

"The two sides have been discussing ways to run the Korea-Africa Forum here in Addis Ababa since last year," Yun was quoted as saying by his ministry in a press release issued Tuesday, July 14, 2015.

Yun Byung-Se met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday, July 13, 2015, on the sidelines of the third International Conference on Financing for Development.

Seoul, South Korea’s capital hosted three Korea and Africa Forums in 2006, 2009 and 2012.

Source: Koreatimes.co.kr