National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik will make official visits to the Netherlands and Kenya from the 10th to the 16th on a seven-day trip, his office announced.
In the Netherlands, Woo will meet with top-level officials including House Speaker Tom van Campen and Senate President Mei Li Vos. The talks will focus on strengthening strategic exchanges between the two parliaments and expanding practical cooperation in future industries such as semiconductors and smart agriculture. Given that the Netherlands is home to world-class semiconductor equipment companies including ASML, Woo will explore avenues for cooperation in the semiconductor industry.
Woo will then travel to Kenya to meet with top-level officials including President William Ruto. Kenya is one of South Korea's major trading partners in East Africa. Through the talks, the two sides plan to discuss measures to bolster cooperation in economic and industrial sectors as well as in the international community. Woo will exchange views on expanding trade and investment with Kenya and enhancing practical cooperation, and will convey the difficulties faced by Korean companies operating in the country.
Accompanying Woo on the trip are Democratic Party lawmakers Jin Sun-mee, Baek Hye-ryun and Yum Tae-young, People Power Party lawmaker Kim Dae-sik, and Rebuilding Korea Party lawmaker Kim Jae-won.
