Delegation of the OSJD Committee met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Poland (press-release)

18.11.202110:06

On 15 October 2021, a working meeting was held between the delegation of the OSJD Committee headed by the Chairman of the OSJD Committee Mirosław Antonowicz and the delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of Poland, headed by HE Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Mira Sun.

Mirosław Antonowicz informed about the work being done within the OSJD framework and appreciated the active participation in them of the representatives of the Republic of Korea and their contribution to the development of railway transport in the region. HE Ambassador of the Republic of Korea thanked Mirosław Antonowicz for the active work and measures taken to ensure safe working conditions for the OSJD Committee employees in the context of the pandemic, as well as expressed her hope for the normalisation of the situation and the holding of the next session of the OSJD Ministerial Conference in 2023 in the Republic of Korea in accordance with the planned schedule and in a face-to-face format.

The parties also discussed the issues of a possible meeting of the OSJD Committee Chairman with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea Mr. No Hyung-uk and participation in the 1st EARC International Forum were also considered. Earlier, on 14 January 2019, a similar meeting with the delegation of the Republic of Korea took place in the OSJD Committee premises, in which Mrs. Mira Sun also took part.

In conclusion, the parties noted the importance and effectiveness of continuing bilateral and multilateral contacts within the OSJD framework for the development of cooperation between the countries and railways in order to elaborate and take effective measures in the field of railway transport in the Eurasian space.