South Korea plans to hold a summit with Iceland next week, the presidential office said Monday, where the two leaders will discuss ways to forge deeper ties on global issues such as climate change.
  
Under the plan, South Korean President Park Geun-hye will meet Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson on Nov. 9, and share ideas on expanding practical ties regarding the Arctic projects.
  
Iceland is a member of the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental gathering that handles Arctic-related issues and promotes cooperation among related countries.
  
Grimsson plans to make a three-day visit to South Korea starting Saturday. It will mark the first time for an Icelandic president to visit Seoul since the two countries forged diplomatic ties in 1962. (Yonhap)