Seoul (ANTARA News/Yonhap) - South Korea said Thursday that its foreign minister will hold talks later this month in Seoul with his counterparts from 13 Pacific island countries.

The talks on May 31 will draw foreign ministers from Papua New Guinea, Fiji, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Tonga, Palau, Niue, Nauru, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Cook Islands, the foreign ministry said in a release.

During the meeting, South Korea is expected to sign a preliminary agreement to boost the exchange of tax-related information with Vanuatu, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Cook Islands, it said, adding the talks will focus on climate changes and economic ties.
(T.A045/H-AK)

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