Bid to join elite group will depend on ability to address domestic and global challenges, including risks for China ties
As Italy prepares to host the Group of Seven (G7) summit in June, South Korea appears to be making a behind-the-scenes push for membership in the elite group of advanced economies.
South Korean foreign ministry officials have been privately lobbying visiting high-level foreign dignitaries to support an ROK bid, multiple diplomatic sources have told Korea Pro on condition of anonymity.
As Italy prepares to host the Group of Seven (G7) summit in June, South Korea appears to be making a behind-the-scenes push for membership in the elite group of advanced economies.
South Korean foreign ministry officials have been privately lobbying visiting high-level foreign dignitaries to support an ROK bid, multiple diplomatic sources have told Korea Pro on condition of anonymity.
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