South Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Yun Byung-se, left, speaks with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez on Sunday at the Palace of Conventions in Havana, in the first foreign ministerial meeting between the two countries since diplomatic ties were severed in 1959. [MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS]South Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Yun Byung-se sat down for a face-to-face meeting with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez here on Sunday, the first foreign ministerial meeting between the two countries in nearly six decades.
The 75-minute closed-door meeting was held on the sidelines of the seventh summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), which ran for three days since Friday.
Yun departed Seoul on Saturday to become the first foreign minister from South Korea to visit Havana since diplomatic ties were severed in 1959 following the Cuban revolution.
Havana is a close ally of Pyongyang, and diplomatic analysts say restoring ties will not be easy. Cuba is one of four countries Seoul has yet to normalize ties with. The three others are Syria, Kosovo and Macedonia. [Joong Ang Ilbo]
