President Moon to Attend 'ASEAN+3 Video Summit' on 14th... Adoption of Leaders' Declaration Expected

Discussion on COVID-19 International Cooperation, Emphasis on Economic Exchange... Meeting Schedule Before General Election "Decided in Consultation with Member Countries Including Vietnam"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] President Moon Jae-in will attend the 'ASEAN+3 Video Summit' at 4 p.m. on the 14th to respond to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). The meeting is expected to discuss international cooperation measures for COVID-19 response and economic exchanges.

Yoon Jae-kwan, Deputy Spokesperson of the Blue House, explained on the 12th, "Measures for COVID-19 response cooperation and minimizing social and economic adverse effects will be discussed."

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President Moon plans to propose ways to strengthen health cooperation between countries and emphasize the importance of maintaining global supply chains and ensuring essential personnel exchanges and movements to minimize negative impacts in the economic sector. 'ASEAN+3' is a forum consisting of the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the three countries of Korea, China, and Japan. The chair country is Vietnam.

In particular, after this video meeting, a leaders' declaration containing inter-country cooperation measures is expected to be adopted.

Meanwhile, the Blue House explained that the meeting being held a day before the 21st general election is unrelated to political issues. A Blue House official said, "The meeting schedule was decided through consultations among member countries centered on the chair country, Vietnam."

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