The move is a blow to North Korea, which once counted Damascus as an ally until the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, left, shakes hands with ...

Experts say the move not only broadened South Korea’s diplomatic footprint by completing ties with all UN member states but also put symbolic pressure on North Korea, which long counted Syria as a ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, months after a rebel coalition ousted ...

AP SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, months after a rebel coalition ousted ...

South Korea on Tuesday said it will establish diplomatic relations with Syria, local media reported. The South Korean government is proceeding with relevant procedures to pursue diplomatic ...

South Korea now has diplomatic relations with all 191 U.N. member states except for its war-divided rival, North Korea. Relations between the Koreas are now at their worst in years as North Korean ...

South Korea also established diplomatic relations with Cuba last year, which the Seoul government then claimed would deal a “political and psychological blow” to the North, whose diplomatic ...

South Korea Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Syria, a Longtime Friend of Rival North Korea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new ...