21 May 2015

The First Minister welcomed His Excellency Sungnam Lim, the Ambassador to the UK for the Republic of Korea to Scotland.

During the meeting, the First Minister and the Ambassador discussed the many links between the two countries, including higher education, culture, trade and investment.

Korean companies focused on shipbuilding, heavy engineering and renewables have had a presence in Scotland for some time and many Scottish universities have existing links with institutions in the Republic of Korea.