[THE INVETOR] South Korea and France sought to strengthen their cooperation in the aerospace sector on Dec. 12.

The agreement came at the “Korea-France Space Forum,” organized by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, which brought together some 100 people from both countries, representing the government, academia, and the industry.

Among the attendees include South Korea’s ICT Minister Choi Yang-hee, French Ambassador to South Korea Fabien Penone, Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho, and Stephane Israel, CEO of Arianespace.

On the sidelines of the forum, top officials from aviation, space and defense manufacturing companies met their South Korean counterparts to discuss future cooperative relationship in those sectors.

The two sides agreed that the aeronautics field is the catalyst in South Korea-France relations, as the business ties in the sector dates back to 20 years ago.

So far, the two countries have signed five memorandums of understanding in the sector since 1990.

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