𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐥.

𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐉𝐔𝐋, 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Hon. Sering Modou Njie, held a bilateral meeting with his Korean counterpart, H.E. Cho Hyun, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, on 2nd June 2026 on the sidelines of the 2026 Korea–Africa Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

The Minister was accompanied by Ms. Fatou Kinneh Jobe, Permanent Secretary II at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Masanneh N. Kinteh, Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the Republic of Korea with residence in Beijing and Ms. Mama Drammeh, Counsellor at The Gambia Embassy in China.

The bilateral meeting provided an opportunity for both sides to review the longstanding relations between The Gambia and the Republic of Korea and to explore avenues for further strengthening cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The meeting also underscored the shared commitment of both countries to deepening bilateral engagement and expanding development cooperation.

During the meeting, Hon. Sering Modou Njie conveyed the fraternal greetings and best wishes of His Excellency President Adama Barrow to His Excellency President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea and reaffirmed The Gambia’s commitment to further strengthening the cordial and mutually beneficial relations between the two countries.

Minister Njie expressed The Gambia’s profound appreciation for the Republic of Korea’s continued support to the country’s national development priorities, particularly in the areas of agriculture, youth empowerment, skills development, institutional capacity building, security sector support, and democratic governance. He noted that Korea’s assistance has contributed significantly to The Gambia’s socio-economic development efforts and reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to further strengthening cooperation in areas of mutual interest for the benefit of both countries.

Both Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral cooperation between The Gambia and the Republic of Korea in the areas of agriculture, digital transformation, education, trade, investment, infrastructure development, and climate resilience.

The meeting concluded with both sides expressing satisfaction with the steady growth of relations between The Gambia and the Republic of Korea and reaffirming their commitment to working together to advance shared development goals and prosperity for their peoples.