NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in will embark on a new round of diplomacy linked to the Covid-19 vaccine in the United States on Tuesday, according to his office.
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He plans to meet Albert Bourla, President and CEO of Pfizer, while he is traveling here for an annual session of the United Nations General Assembly (UN).
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Moon will also attend a ceremony to sign a vaccine cooperation agreement between South Korea and the United States, which will be joined by relevant trade representatives from both sides.
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The event follows the deal made at Moon’s White House summit with President Joe Biden in May to establish a global partnership for KORUS vaccines. It aims to strengthen the joint response capacities of allies to infectious diseases through international vaccine cooperation, including scientific and technological cooperation.
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South Korea aims to become a global vaccine hub.
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Moon is also expected to have a bilateral summit with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the sidelines of the UN session and deliver a speech at the UN meeting.
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He will then travel to Honolulu, Hawaii, for an alliance event.
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