Korea will dispatch a special envoy to Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain to strengthen cooperation with the Middle Eastern nations amid supply disruptions caused by the ongoing war in the region, the foreign ministry said Thursday. Moon Byung-jun, former charge d’affaires at the South Korean Embassy in Saudi Arabia, will visit the three Middle Eastern countries as a special envoy of Foreign Minister Cho Hyun from Monday through May 9, according to the ministry. During the visit, Moon is expected to meet senior officials in each country, exchange views on recent regional developments and discuss practical cooperation in various fields. “The dispatch aims to strengthen cooperation with key Middle Eastern countries amid the prolonged war in the region and ongoing disruptions to global supply chains and to explore ways of expanding bilateral relations once the situation stabilizes,” the ministry said in a statement.
