South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira spoke on the phone on Wednesday to discuss expanding energy and supply chain cooperation and exchange views on the tense situation in the Middle East, according to a statement from South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cho Hyun stressed that in the context of global supply chains being blocked, South Korea is trying to find alternative sources of crude oil supply and hopes to expand energy security cooperation with Brazil. The two ministers agreed to maintain close communication on global issues such as supply chain cooperation and the Korean Peninsula issue as part of the strategic partnership.

South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira spoke on the phone on Wednesday to discuss expanding energy and supply chain cooperation and exchange views on the tense situation in the Middle East, according to a statement from South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cho Hyun stressed that in the context of global supply chains being blocked, South Korea is trying to find alternative sources of crude oil supply and hopes to expand energy security cooperation with Brazil. The two ministers agreed to maintain close communication on global issues such as supply chain cooperation and the Korean Peninsula issue as part of the strategic partnership.