AlQa'dah 23, 1432, Oct 21, 2011, SPA -- South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik met with his French counterpart Francois Fillon on Friday and agreed to support expanded cooperation between corporations, especially small- and medium-sized ones, from the two countries, Kim's office said. Fillon, the first French prime minister to visit South Korea in 20 years, arrived in Seoul early in the day for a two-day visit, as Yonhap reported. In the meeting, the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen practical cooperation between the countries in trade and investment after the free trade agreement between South Korea and the European Union (EU) went into effect in July. They also addressed how they would cooperate on France's hosting of the summit meeting of the Group of 20 major economies from Nov. 3-4 in Cannes.
