{"id":23925,"date":"2023-04-26T06:49:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T06:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/desantis-urges-more-cooperation\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T06:49:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T06:49:30","slug":"desantis-urges-more-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/desantis-urges-more-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis urges more cooperation with South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SEOUL (Reuters) &#8211;     Possible U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis called on Wednesday for greater cooperation with South Korea as he visited Seoul on the second leg of a trip seen aimed at burnishing his foreign policy credentials for a presidential run.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis, in a meeting with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, vowed support for South Korean companies and exchanges between the state of Florida, of which he is governor, and South Korean counterparts, Han&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea was a key partner for Florida&#8217;s economy and job creation, Han&#8217;s office cited DeSantis as saying. Han called for the governor&#8217;s support for South Korean companies in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The visit is officially part of a four-country trade mission. <\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is expected to make an official announcement later this year that he will run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p>His visit comes as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in Washington for a summit with President Joe Biden, accompanied by more than 120 South Korean business leaders.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo before his stop in Seoul. He will next visit Israel and Britain.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p> (Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Robert Birsel)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/desantis-urges-more-cooperation\/u-s-presidential-hopeful-desantis-visits-seoul\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3P095-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3P095-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/desantis-urges-more-cooperation\/u-s-presidential-hopeful-desantis-visits-seoul-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3P097-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3P097-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/desantis-urges-more-cooperation\/u-s-presidential-hopeful-desantis-visits-seoul-3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3P098-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3P098-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/desantis-urges-more-cooperation\/u-s-presidential-hopeful-desantis-visits-seoul-4\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3P099-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3P099-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEOUL (Reuters) &#8211; Possible U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis called on Wednesday for greater cooperation with South Korea as he visited Seoul on the second leg of a trip seen aimed at burnishing his foreign policy credentials for a presidential run. 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