This photo, provided by Korea's SMEs and startups ministry, shows Minister Lee Young, third from right, and Luxembourg's Crown Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie, second from left, holding talks on ways to expand the exchanges of startups between the two countries in Seoul, Nov. 28. Yonhap

Korea and Luxemburg agreed Tuesday to enhance cooperation for supply chains of key minerals, and space and aviation industries, Seoul's industry ministry said.

The consensus was made during a meeting between Deputy Trade Minister Moon Dong-min and Luxemburg's economic minister, Franz Fayot, held in the Korean city of Asan, 86 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

They visited the city to attend a ceremony to mark the completion of a new plant by Rotarex, a major gas control systems producer of the European country.

Fayot said his country wants to work more closely with Korea on energy supply chains and other advanced industry fields, as his nation seeks to develop space, aviation, eco-friendly technologies and manufacturing sectors.

Moon voiced expectations for various cooperation chances based on Korea's technologies and infrastructures regarding semiconductors and composite materials, among other fields, the ministry said.

The two sides also vowed joint efforts to ensure stable supply chains of major minerals, it added.

Bilateral trade jumped 50.7 percent on-year to come to $141.5 million last year. Luxembourg is the No. 1 investment destination for Korea among European Union nations, according to government data. (Yonhap)