Seoul, Mar 27, 2021, SPA -- S. Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong spoke with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian by phone Friday to discuss a range of issues, including COVID-19, climate change and inter-Korean ties, Yonhap cited Seoul's foreign ministry as saying. They agreed to step up bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the public health sector, it said in a press release. Chung, meanwhile, asked France's top-level official to take part in the upcoming P4G summit that will be held virtually in May. P4G stands for Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030, a public-private initiative to tackle climate change and other sustainable development challenges. For his part, Le Drian stressed that he strongly supports Seoul's peace drive. --SPA 03:25 LOCAL TIME 00:25 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/w1531511