April 11, 2016

Byung-jun Kim

Director of the LAC Cooperation Division

• Embassies in LAC and diplomatic relations

Korean embassies in LAC Countries with diplomatic

relations with Korea

20 32

• The year Korea established

first diplomatic relations with an LAC nation

1959

→ Since establishing diplomatic relations with Brazil in1959,

Korea has established diplomatic relations with 32 LAC nations

Economy

31.1 Trade Volume

685.4 Investment

16 FTA

People-to-

people

Exchange

162 Student Interns Sent to LAC

749 Number of Fan Clubs of the Koran Wave in LAC

105,243 Overseas Koreans in LAC

165,605 Number of Korean Who Visited to LAC

Countries

5,214 Latin American Residents in Korea

60,993 Latin American Visitors to Korea

• Multilateral Diplomacy

• Foreign Ministers’ meeting between Korea and CELAC’s Cuarteto countries CELAC

• Korea-ECLAC cooperation fund for undertaking joint studies, training Latin American experts ECLAC

• ROK joined the Pacific Alliance as an observer state(2012) PA • Korea-SICA Summit(est. 1996), Dialogue & Cooperation

Meeting(est. 1997), Public Security Cooperation Seminar SICA

• High-Level forum on the Korea-Caribbean Partnership CARICOM • Joint Study for the TA between Korea and MEROCUR

is completed(2007) MERCOSUR

• Regional Coordinator for East Asia (2015-2017), 8th foreign ministers’ meeting(2017), operating the cyber Secretariat FEALAC

Through bilateral and multilateral cooperation,

To establish a mutual win-win partnership

To build a strong partnership to deal with

global issues

• Three Visions for Cooperation with LAC

To build a

foundation for

mutual prosperity,

by sharing our

development

experience with

LAC nations

To establish a

common market

for the free

movement of

people, goods &

capital

To increase

exchange in high

added-value

sectors, beyond

primary industry-

based trade

Creating a High Added-Value

Industry

Creating a Common Market

Sharing Knowledge & Experience

• Action Plans to implement the Three Visions

• ODA/EDCF

• KSP

• SaemaulUndong

• ICT

• Health Care

• Bio-

engineering

Implementing Economic Cooperation in High

Added-Value Industries

• Physical

infrastructure

• Institutional

Infrastructure

Enhancing Partnership on Development

Cooperation

Building Infrastructure to Enhance

Connectivity

• Current Status of Economic Cooperation with LAC

DEEP

• US$5.6MM(2016)

- 12 projects / 4 countries)

KSP • 24 Policy Consultation

Programs in 2015

• 6 Joint Consulting Programs

EDCF

• US$37.3MM (2014)

- 6.6% of total

ODA(KOICA)

• US$60MM(2014)

-10.9% of total

• Substantial Cooperation Projects by Sector

• Public security cooperation (ODA)

• Sharing of Korea’s advanced public security infrastructure with recipient countries

Public

Security

• Dispatch of public-private joint delegation

• B2B Forum for medicine & medical devices

Health Care

• Establishment of innovation park

• Enhancement of e-Commerce e-Gov

• Establishment of an air environmental monitoring system & strengthening of technological capacities

• Human Resource Development for Science and Technology ICT & STI

• Operation of the Center for Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure on Latin America in MOFA

• Dispatch of the Korea-LAC Economic Cooperation Caravan

Resources & Infrastructure

• Economic Cooperation (Public Security)

Country Major Projects (3 Projects worth US$13,5MM)

Guatemala - Improvement of the Education & Training of National Civil

Police of Guatemala (′11-′17/US$3.8MM)

El Salvador - Establishment of Automatic Vehicle Identification System

- (′14-′16/US$4.2MM)

Honduras - Strengthening the Capacity of Public Security

(′13-′16/US$5.5MM)

• Economic Cooperation (Health Care)

Country Major Projects (15 Projects worth US$110.12MM)

Peru - Strengthening of Health Care Capacity in Pachacutec (′13-′16/$3.34MM)

Bolivia - 3rd Phase Project to Support Korean Hospital in El Alto (′13-′16/$8.4MM)

Guatemala - Enhancement of Capacity of the Huehuetenango National Hospital on

Maternal and Infant Health (′13-′16/$5.1MM)

Colombia

- Establishment of Korea-Colombia Friendship Integral Rehabilitation Center

(′07-′15/$11.5MM)

Paraguay - Strengthening the Capacity of Maternal-Infant Health Care of San

Pablo Hospital (′13-′16/$6.88MM)

El Salvador - Construction of the Community Unit of Family Health in Soyapango (′13-′16/$3MM)

Ecuador - Establishment of the Healthcare Center in Guayas (′14-′17/$5MM)

• Economic Cooperation (e-Gov, ICT&STI)

Country Major Projects (21 projects of worth US$195.63MM)

Peru

- Implementation of ICT Corridor (′16-′20/$10MM)

- E-Trade Facilitation Project for Peruvian Export-Import SMEs

: E-PYMEX AND VUCE-B2B (′14-′18/$5MM)

Colombia

- Establishment of Air Quality Surveillance Systems and

Strengthening of Institutional and Technical Capabilities for

the Air Quality Management (′13-′16/$5MM)

- Master Plan Project for the Enhancement of Colombia’s

Capacity on Science and Technology Innovation Park (′13-

′16/$2.5MM)

Dominican

Republic

- Human Resource Development for Science and Technology

(′15-′18/$4MM)

• Economic Cooperation (Resources and Infrastructure)

Country Major Projects (7 projects worth US$32.39MM)

Bolivia

- From 2013, US$7MM - Strengthening of the Technical Regulations and Methodology

(′15-′17/$4MM and 1 project

Paraguay

- From 2013, US$8.39MM - Advanced Traffic Management System in Asunción (′13-

′15/$5.39MM) and 1 project

Colombia - Drawing up of Housing Project Master Plan in Cali (′14-

′16/$3MM)

Ecuador - Construction of PV power plant in Galapagos Province (′10-

′15/$10MM)

Honduras - Feasibility Study for the Establishment of Special Development

Region (′12-′15/$4MM)

• Sectors of Interest for Cooperation

• Master plan project for science, technology and innovation (STI)

Science and Technology

• ICT, e-Gov, Customs administration system Infrastructure

• “Start-up” companies’ overseas business activities and projects for cooperation

SMEs

• ODA, KSP, Sharing of development experience and knowledge

Development Cooperation

• Education for underprivileged sectors of society, Vocational training, Training of technicians

Education

• Public health, Human resources training, Disease prevention etc.

Health & Medical Care

2.1 Area of Cooperation : Science, Technology & Innovation

• ST as a driving force for development

• Leading ST country in the world

• ‘STI for better life’ initiative

KOREA

Master plan Project for STI

2.2 Area of Cooperation : Infrastructure

• World-class ICT technology

• Building cyber and public administration

infrastructure

• Overcoming geographical distance and

strengthening connectivity

KOREA

ICT, e-Government,

Public Administration System

2.3 Area of Cooperation : SMEs

• Promote capacity of SMEs to advance into

overseas markets

• Ongoing cooperation with Chile and Mexico

• ‘Korea-Mexico Business Partnership’

KOREA

Overseas Expansions of ‘Start-up’

2.4 Area of Cooperation : Development Cooperation

• From recipient to donor

• ODA, anti-poverty, education

• Recipient centered cooperation model planning

KOREA

Sharing of Development Experience

Cooperation on FfD

2.5 Area of Cooperation : Education

• Driving force for “Miracle on the Han River”

- Primary, Secondary, higher education

• Sharing Knowhow for Education.

• ‘Better Life for Girls’ Initiative

KOREA

Education Facilities, Job Training,

Nurturing HRs in the technology field,

Capacity building for girls

2.6 Area of Cooperation : Health & Medical Care

• To dispatch delegations for Cooperation,

Business forum etc.

• Time to Diversify the fields of cooperation

• To Develop customized cooperation model

Korea

Capacity Building, Bioscience,

Health Security(‘Safe life for All’)

Building momentum for cooperation

2015, Year of Latin America

Partners for win-win cooperation and mutual prosperity

LAC for Korea?