South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, left, shakes hands with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani in Damascus after signing a joint statement on diplomatic ties.  EPA
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, left, shakes hands with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani in Damascus after signing a joint statement on diplomatic ties. EPA

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with former North Korea ally Syria