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Seoul's FM, Libyan counterpart to strive to bring back abducted Korean swiftly

2019-03-18 2

리비아 "피랍 한국인 해결위해 노력"…韓-리비아 외교장관회담

Foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Libyan counterpart Mohamed Taha Siala met for talks at the government complex in Seoul.
Top of their agenda was the abduction of a Korean man along with three Filipino men in Libya last year.
An unidentified armed group has been holding them captive for almost nine months now.
Kang requested the Libyan government do all they can to bring the abductee home safely.
The visiting top diplomat promised her country would do whatever it can, to swiftly resolve the situation.
The duo also discussed issues surrounding the Korean peninsula and the Middle East.
They also shared ideas on how to improve and expand bilateral cooperation.