South Korean official says Azerbaijan has become trusted venue for global events

Azerbaijan has become a reliable destination for international events, successfully hosting globally significant events such as COP29 and WUF13 with great success, Lee Kyung-chul, special representative for Middle East peace affairs at South Korea's Foreign Ministry, said at an official reception marking May 28, Independence Day, hosted by Azerbaijan's Embassy in Seoul, Report informs, citing the embassy's statement.

Speaking on behalf of the South Korean government, he congratulated Azerbaijan on Independence Day. Lee praised the country for becoming a reliable host for major international events and expressed confidence that the upcoming summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku would also be successful.

Lee thanked Azerbaijan for assisting in the evacuation of South Korean citizens during the Middle East crisis and highlighted growing humanitarian ties between the two countries, including the publication of Korean-language Azerbaijani textbooks and the translation of the "Book of Dede Korkut" into Korean.

The reception featured cultural presentations and was attended by government officials, diplomats, business and academic representatives, members of the Azerbaijani diaspora, and Azerbaijani students studying in South Korea.