Minister Kang Kyung-wha speaks during a virtual conference with South Korean ambassadors and consuls general from the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Nov. 30, 2020. (Photo: Yonhap)

She noted the importance of strengthening the two countries' trade relations and promoting their shared values of democracy, peace, human rights, and multilateralism.

Foreign Minister Kang stressed the importance of maintaining close communications with China to develop that strategic cooperation partnership, while maintaining a policy of concurrently resolving historical rows and pursuing practical cooperation with Japan.