Korea, Czech agree to boost economic cooperation 박대통령, 한체코 정상회담

President Park Geun-hye is now in Prague, Czech Republic... the last stop in her seven-day tour. On Wednesday, the Korean leader met with her Czech counterpart Milos Zeman ...and discussed ways to boost economic cooperation. For more, our Hwang Sung-hee reports from Prague. President Park's visit has paved the way for Korean businesses to enter the Czech Republic's nuclear power plant market... valued at 10-billion U.S. dollars. This was one of the 18 MOUs signed at Wednesday's summit with Czech President Milos Zeman. Under the new deal, the two sides will cooperate on getting South Korean plant models certified by the European Union. They will also launch a joint committee and discuss ways on entering a third market together and conducting joint research on South Korean plants customized for the European market. Another key agreement is cooperating on getting more South Korean companies to enter Prague's 14-billion-dollar health and medical market and three-billion-dollar information communication technology market. The presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae said President Park's trip is expected to boost the economic ties between the two nations. "By expanding the previous functional cooperation centering on manufacturing to new growth sectors, we expect this will enhance bilateral economic ties and help secure future growth engines." The two leaders also discussed regional issues... and agreed to increase cooperation on tackling North Korea's nuclear ambitions, promoting the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula and wiping out global extremism. "On Thursday, President Park will hold her first summit with the Visegrad... a regional economic community of the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. The presidential office says the meeting will provide a new momentum for South Korea to boost economic cooperation with the four of the fastest growing European Union nations. Hwang Sung-hee, Arirang News, Prague."