
“Now the order!” “The head of Buryatia, waiting for an interview in the studio of the Korean television channel SBS News, dorisa on the Baikal map and the border between the Crimea and Ukraine,” the message said in the public of the Buryatia government in VKontakte.
Crimea became part of Russia after the 2014 referendum. Ukraine and most countries, including South Korea, did not recognize the results of the vote.
On May 21, the delegation of Buryatia, according to the press service of the government of the republic, also visited the highest legislative body of the Republic of Korea-the National Assembly.
“I think that the inclusion of Buryatia in the Far Eastern Federal District will stimulate the further development of cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Buryatia. This can activate South Korean companies to enter the Far East market. I hope that your visit will be the beginning for active cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Buryatia in the field of trade and in the humanitarian sphere, ”said the Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly Ji Song Yong.
On May 22, a delegation from Buryatia will present the investment potential of the republic on a business forum.