News

Ireland has not fulfilled trade potential with South Korea, Simon Coveney says

The enterprise minister is leading a high-level delegation of ministers and businesses on a trade mission to South Korea

Simon Coveney is on a trade mission to South Korea. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Ireland has not fulfilled its potential in the Korean market, Simon Coveney has said.

The enterprise minister was speaking at the start of a high-level delegation of ministers and businesses on a trade mission to South Korea. The government wants to develop deeper links with Asia’s fourth largest economy, with Coveney saying the delegation was there to do business.

“I see South Korea as a place where perhaps we haven't fulfilled our potential yet. This ...