Sergio Mattarella arrived in Seoul for the state visit to South Korea

THE ARRIVAL

• The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella has arrived in Seoul for a three-day state visit to South Korea

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THE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SUK-YEOL

• Tomorrow, in Seoul, Mattarella will meet Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Accompanied by his daughter Laura, Sergio Mattarella will be in Asia for almost a week

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THE STOP IN TASHKENT

• After the stop in South Korea, which will also take him to the 38th parallel on the border with North Korea, the head of state will move to Tashkent for political talks with the authorities of Uzbekistan

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THE VISIT TO THE 38TH PARALLEL

• Mattarella will visit Panmujeon, the place on the border between North and South Korea where the 1953 armistice was signed which ended the Korean conflict

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THE PROGRAM

• The head of state will have the usual political talks with the leaders of a rapidly growing country (it is the fourth largest economy in south-east Asia) which has specialized in new technologies and telecommunications for years. After the meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol Mattarella will move south to Daegu, the fourth largest city in Korea with almost two and a half million inhabitants