Adopted joint statement at the special summit meeting in South Korea Appeal for cooperation with ASEAN Nov. 26, 17:09

South Korea ’s President Moon Jae-in held a special summit with the ASEAN-Southeast Asian Union and adopted a joint statement on the 26th. ASEAN is facing challenges in relation to Japan, the United States, and North Korea. And promoted cooperation in a wide range of fields.

Korea ’s President Moon Jae-in held a special summit meeting with 10 ASEAN countries in Busan on the 26th as part of the “New Southern Policy” to promote economic partnerships with Southeast Asia and India, which were launched immediately after the administration was established. Adopted a joint statement.

According to the statement, the FTA = Free Trade Agreement will be used to expand trade and the RCEP will aim to sign a comprehensive economic partnership next year in East Asia.

He also hopes that with North America, North Korea will resume early consultations on the denuclearization of North Korea.

After the meeting, President Mun reaffirmed, “With global concerns about protection and trade increasing, we reaffirmed that free trade is a way of joint prosperity. We will work together for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. I emphasized the results.

President Moon appealed to ASEAN for cooperation in a wide range of fields as the Korean economy slowed down due to trade disputes between the United States and China, and each faced challenges in relation to Japan, the United States, and North Korea. .

On the other hand, there was no mention of Japan-Korea relations, such as the Japan-Korea military information comprehensive protection agreement that was decided to maintain = GSOMIA and the strengthening of Japanese export control to Korea.