Korea， Czech agree to boost economic cooperation 박대통령， 한체코 정상회담

Описание: President Park Geun－hye is now in Prague， the Czech Republic... the last stop of her seven－day tour.
Today， the Korean leader met with her Czech counterpart and discussed ways to boost economic cooperation.
Let′s go to our Hwang Sung－hee she is traveling with the president and joins us from Prague.
Sung－hee， what was front and center in the two leaders′ one－on－one？
″Conn－young， the first item on President Park′s itinerary in Prague was a summit with her Czech counterpart. President Park and President Zeman signed 18 MOUs centering on new industries deemed the future growth engines.″
President Park′s visit has paved the way for Korean businesses to enter the Czech Republic′s nuclear power plant market... valued at 10－billion U.S. dollars.
Under a new memorandum of understanding， the two sides will cooperate on getting South Korean plant models certified by the European Union.
They will also launch a joint committee and discuss ways on entering a third market together and conducting joint research on South Korean plants customized for the European market.
Another key agreement is cooperating on getting more South Korean companies to enter Prague′s 14－billion－dollar health and medical market and three－billion－dollar information communication technology market.
The presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae said President Park′s trip is expected to boost the economic ties between the two nations.

″By expanding the previous functional cooperation centering on manufacturing to new growth sectors， we expect this will enhance bilateral economic ties and help secure future growth engines.″

The two leaders also discussed regional issues... and agreed to increase cooperation on tackling North Korea′s nuclear ambitions， promoting the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula and wiping out global extremism.
Later in the day， President Park will meet with some 2－hundred－50 South Korean and Czech business leaders... and attend a dinner hosted by the Czech president.

″On Thursday， President Park will hold her first summit with the Visegrad... a regional economic community of the Czech Republic， Poland， Slovakia and Hungary. The presidential office says the meeting will provide a new momentum for South Korea to boost economic cooperation with the four of the fastest growing European Union nations， Conn－young.″

Thanks， Sung－hee. Keep up the good work. That was our Hwang Sung－hee reporting from Prague， the Czech Republic.