Foreign Minister Cho Hyun attended the March 26-27 G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in France at the invitation of the French chair, joining non-member participants including Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine. On the sidelines, Cho held a series of bilateral meetings with France, Germany, the European Union, Canada, India, Brazil and Ukraine, as well as U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, to discuss regional security, economic cooperation and global supply chain issues.

Across the meetings, discussions focused heavily on energy security and maritime risks, including navigation safety in the