President Moon to Attend Tomorrow's 'COVID-19' G20 Meeting… Cheong: "Joint Declaration Among Leaders Expected"

President Moon Jae-in is holding a meeting with companies that have received emergency use authorization for COVID-19 diagnostic reagents at Seegene in Songpa-gu on the 25th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Son Sun-hee] The Blue House announced on the 25th that President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to attend the G20 special video summit on the response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) at 9 p.m. on the 26th (Korean time).

Yoon Jae-kwan, deputy spokesperson of the Blue House, held a briefing at the press center on the same day and said, "During the Korea-France summit call on the 13th, President Moon emphasized the 'need for a G20-level response to COVID-19' and proposed holding a special video summit." He added, "Afterwards, through Korea-Saudi G20 Sherpa consultations, Saudi Arabia, the G20 chair country, decided to hold the special video summit at the request of the international community."

Deputy Spokesperson Yoon stated, "At this special video summit, discussions are expected on international cooperation in health and quarantine sectors to respond to COVID-19, as well as policy coordination measures among G20 countries to minimize the negative impact of COVID-19 on the global economy."

He explained, "President Moon will share experiences of effectively responding to COVID-19 through his remarks, explaining the government's proactive and preemptive quarantine and health measures and achievements. In particular, he will introduce the rapid and transparent information provision, the development and implementation of an independent self-diagnosis app, and the voluntary participation of the public." Additionally, government policies currently being promoted to support companies, small business owners, and vulnerable groups directly affected by COVID-19 are expected to be introduced.

Deputy Spokesperson Yoon also said, "The president will emphasize the necessity of essential economic exchanges," and explained, "To ensure the rapid recovery of the global economy, under the recognition that 'maintaining essential flows of economic exchanges between countries is important,' he plans to urge G20 member countries to pay attention to ensuring that border control measures do not unreasonably hinder essential human mobility such as businesspeople."

At the upcoming G20 summit, a joint declaration among the leaders containing international cooperation measures for responding to COVID-19 is expected to be issued.

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