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Video of five summits related to ASEAN
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President Moon Jae-in will attend five ASEAN-related summits over four days starting today (12). In particular, on the 15th a signing ceremony for the world’s largest free trade agreement is scheduled to cover a third of the world’s population. Reporter Na Yeon-soo reports. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership between Korea, the nations of Southeast Asia and ASEAN. President Moon Jae-in will participate in the summit diplomacy with ASEAN for four days from today (12). In a series of video conferences, the leaders of each country will discuss cooperative measures to overcome COVID-19. The most notable is the signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and the RCEP Summit held on the 15th, the last day. In addition to the 10 ASEAN countries, 15 countries, including Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, will participate in the ‘Mega FTA’, which encompasses a third of the world’s population. President Moon emphasizes the importance of free trade and mutual cooperation in all areas of society and culture based on economic cooperation. Prior to this, the first ASEAN-Korea Summit to be held will announce the ‘New South Policy Strategy Plus’, an expanded version of the New South Policy announced three years ago. It is expected to contain seven strategic directions, including comprehensive cooperation in healthcare that reflects the policy environment changed by COVID-19 and the demand for cooperation from ASEAN. The Mekong-Korea Summit on the 13th looks for ways to cooperate with the Mekong River countries. The ASEAN + 3 Summit on the 14th and the East Asia Summit are noteworthy as the first meetings of the leaders of Korea and Japan after Suga took office as Prime Minister. President Moon plans to focus on efforts to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and establish peace, especially at the East Asia Summit, which is attended by ASEAN, Korea, the United States, China and Japan. Partner countries come face to face with burns to overcome the global Corona 19 crisis. Expectations for the development of a Pfizer vaccine have just risen, and President Moon, who has argued that the benefits of vaccines and treatments should be distributed to all countries, is expected to again emphasize “international cooperation with greater inclusion. “. YTN Na Yeonsu[[email protected]]it is.
