South Korea is the second stop in a four-country tour widely viewed as laying the groundwork for DeSantis to challenge former President Donald Trump for a run at the White House.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday met South Korean officials in Seoul to discuss trade, nuclear weapons and strengthening ties with the U.S. on the second stage of a foreign trip widely viewed as an effort to bolster his diplomatic credentials ahead of an expected presidential run.Key Facts
DeSantis, who is leading a four-country trade mission from Florida, met South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and promised deeper levels of government support to boost Korean investment in the state and create more jobs,Han, South Korea’s leading politician after President Yoon Suk Yeol, requested particular support for space and aviation sectors, industries he said are particular strengths for Florida.
In addition to discussing trade and the historic ties between Seoul and Washington, Han’s office said the pair also spoke about an unspecified set of regional and global issues and North Korea’s possession of nuclear weapons.with the governor of South Korea’s Gyeonggi province, Kim Dong-yeon, where a number of high-profile South Korean companies including Samsung Electronics and social media firm NAVER are based.News Pega trip to Japan.
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