Korea and Greece will consider opening a direct air route between Seoul and Athens after consultations with airline companies in both countries, a senior Korean official said. South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and…
Korea and Greece will consider opening a direct air route between Seoul and Athens after consultations with airline companies in both countries, a senior Korean official said. South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and Greek President Karolos Papoulias discussed the matter during a summit in Athens, Song Min-soon, chief presidential secretary for unification, foreign and security policy, told reporters after the summit.
The measure is to help increase personnel exchanges and cooperation in tourism between the two countries, said Song who is accompanying Roh. In another development, Kang Shin-ho, chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), reiterated his call for granting amnesty to businesspeople.
Meeting reporters before a Korean-Greek business forum at a hotel in Athens, Kang complained that businesspeople were excluded from the amnesty the government granted to mark the Liberation Day on Aug. 15.
“What is of importance is to create circumstances under which businesspeople can work harder,” Kang said.
Following the summit, Seoul and Athens signed agreements on maritime cooperation and tourism.
Roh is the first Korean head of state to visit Greece since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1961.
