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President Park visits India and Switzerland from September 15th to 22nd

President Park Geun-hye will visit India and Switzerland from 15th to 22nd. In Switzerland, he will attend the Davos Forum, the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum .

It is the sixth trip since the first overseas tour of the New Year.

Cheong Wa Dae explained that this trip also focuses on 'sales diplomacy', which introduces Korea's economic innovation policies and actively promotes the economic and investment environment.

President Park will visit India from 15th to 18th with the invitation of the Indian government and will hold a summit with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in the fields of diplomacy and security, promote substantial cooperation such as education and investment, and establish a basis for cooperation in science and technology and ICT, the core areas of creative economy, and exchange views on the peninsula and regional situation. Cheong Wa Dae said.

President Park will hold a state visit to Switzerland and a summit with President Burkhalter from 18th to 21st, to discuss ways to expand trade and investment, strengthen vocational education and science and technology cooperation, global issues such as climate change.

It is the first time that the President of the Republic of Korea has made a state visit to Switzerland since 1963.

President Park will attend the 44th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting (also known as the Davos Forum ) held in Davos, Switzerland, for two days starting on May 21, after a state visit to Switzerland.

In addition, she will hold meetings with representatives of global technology leaders of the 2014 WEF selected, individual interviews of CEOs of global companies, and 'Korea Night' event hosted by the Federation of Korean Industries.

It is only four years since the President Lee Myung - bak in 2010 that the incumbent President attends the Davos Forum.

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