(3rd LD) FM Cho arrives in Nepal for ministerial talks on massive flood response

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SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun arrived in Nepal on Saturday to begin a three-day visit, as he prepares to meet with his Nepali counterpart and discuss Seoul's support for search-and-rescue efforts following devastating floods.

"I will have talks with Nepal's foreign minister (Shisir Khanal) tomorrow and also meet with other Nepalese government officials," Cho told reporters after arriving at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. "With the Nepalese government, I will discuss issues regarding rescue efforts and also our long-term cooperation in areas including reconstruction."

According to the foreign ministry, Cho also plans to meet with the families of the missing South Koreans.

Nine Koreans -- six employees of Doosan Enerbility Co. and three of Korea South-East Power Co. -- went missing on Aug. 26 after massive floods and landslides hit the country's Rasuwa District near the Nepal-Tibet border while they were working at a hydropower plant construction site.

Cho said he will ask for Nepal's support to facilitate and intensify search efforts for the missing nationals during his talks with Khanal, with the two sides also expected to discuss support measures for the recovery of the affected areas and other issues of mutual concern.

"I will do my best," Cho said. "I promise to speed up search efforts for our missing nationals so that they can be rescued alive."

A Korea South-East Power Co. ground search team conducts a search in Nepal's Rasuwa District on Sept. 3, 2026, in this photo provided by the company. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Cho also plans to encourage the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) working at the disaster site and meet with officials from the companies, which are conducting their own search efforts, the ministry said.

The KDRT, dispatched by the government to support search-and-rescue operations, is working with Nepalese authorities and corporate response teams, using helicopters, drones, search dogs and other equipment to search for the missing people.

After completing his Nepal visit, Cho is expected to travel directly to France to accompany President Lee Jae Myung on his state visit, according to officials.

More than 1,200 people had been killed and nearly 6,000 remained missing as of Wednesday, according to foreign media reports.

Later Saturday, the Nepalese military announced a joint rescue team of Nepalese army troops and South Korean disaster specialists rescued a Chinese man from the same hydropower plant construction site where the nine missing South Koreans had been working.

The joint team also recovered six unidentified bodies from the site, with the KDRT also announcing it found one unidentified body.

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun speaks to reporters after arriving at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Sept. 5, 2026. (Yonhap)

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(3rd LD) FM Cho arrives in Nepal for ministerial talks on massive flood response

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