By Lee Myung-bak is currently in India working to better Korean relations with that country:
South Korea and India are expected to cement a strategic partnership that aims to more than double trade and upgrade their economy-focused relationship into a comprehensive bond covering political, diplomatic, security and cultural affairs, Blue House sources said yesterday.
President Lee Myung-bak and India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were scheduled to participate in a summit in New Delhi yesterday to discuss a series of measures to upgrade their bilateral ties. The meeting was scheduled to start last night, Korea time. [Joong Ang Ilbo]
It seems to me that if President Lee wants to better ties with India he can start by ensuring that Indian citizens are not falsely imprisoned within Korea.
10:45 am on January 26th, 2010 1
As long as Korea hands out incomprehensible criminal convictions to foreigners just attempting to conduct normal business transactions it will be next to impossible to improve public and trade relations. Until the Korean courts recognize the international standard of Magna Carta, many businesses will continue to distrust a confusion based legal system where everyone shares some degree of fault. Therefore why would countries continue to further develop trade relations?
1:00 pm on January 26th, 2010 2
Probably the wrong thread for this, but..
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60Q0AX20100…
7:28 pm on January 26th, 2010 3
Also a good ally to have in the region, as a counter-balance to China, I would think.
7:58 pm on January 26th, 2010 4
…or it could be a naan-starter that curries no favor.
10:47 pm on January 26th, 2010 5
Screw better relations…he's actually politicking for another lucrative nuclear reactor contract like in the UAE.