Seoul: The top diplomats of South Korea and France on Monday agreed to closely cooperate in the artificial intelligence (AI), space, and defense sectors. During phone talks, Seoul's foreign minister Cho Hyun and his French counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot, assessed that bilateral exchanges and cooperation have deepened in various sectors.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the two diplomats also agreed to closely communicate on upgrading the bilateral ties on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year.