Cheong "President Moon to Skip Overseas Trip in March... Focus on COVID-19 Response" (Update)
Memorandum of Understanding Signed with UAE, Egypt, and Turkey
President Moon Scheduled to Speak with Leaders of Three Countries
[Asia Economy Reporter Son Seon-hee] The Blue House announced on the 4th that it will not proceed with President Moon Jae-in's overseas tour, which was tentatively scheduled for mid-this month, in response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) situation.
Kang Min-seok, the Blue House spokesperson, stated in a written briefing regarding the tour schedule on the same day, "President Moon had originally agreed with the relevant countries to visit three countries?United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and Turkey?in mid-this month and was preparing a detailed schedule. However, due to concerns over the nationwide spread of COVID-19, he decided not to proceed with the tour schedule in order to focus on responding to COVID-19."
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Spokesperson Kang added, "The heads of state of the related countries have understood that this three-country tour could not take place," and "President Moon plans to have phone calls with the heads of state of each country soon to discuss bilateral issues as well as international cooperation measures in response to COVID-19."
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