President Yoon Seok-yeol will depart on the 5th to attend international multilateral meetings such as the G20 summit. It is a total of 5 nights and 7 days, returning home on the 11th, Korean time. President Yoon plans to hold bilateral meetings with the heads of more than 10 countries on the occasion of this visit and carry out summit diplomacy to attract the 2030 Busan World Expo and expand export markets.
Deputy Director Kim Tae-hyo of the National Security Office held a briefing at the Presidential Office in Yongsan on the 31st and said, “President Seok-yeol Yoon and First Lady Kim Kun-hee will visit Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5 to 8 to attend an ASEAN-related summit and make an official visit to Indonesia.” revealed During this period, President Yoon attends multilateral meetings such as the Korea-ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN+3 (Korea-China-Japan) Summit, and the East Asia Summit, and holds a number of bilateral meetings, including the Korea-Indonesia Summit. Immediately after completing their schedule in Indonesia, President Yoon and his wife will move to New Delhi, India, and will complete their schedule, including the G20 summit, by the 10th before returning home.
Deputy Director Kim summarized the goals and expected achievements of this visit in three points: △Full-fledged implementation of the Korea-ASEAN solidarity plan △Realization of diplomacy with global responsibility △All-out war for the Busan Expo. President Yoon will make it clear that the previously announced ASEAN-Korea Solidarity initiative will be promoted in earnest with this visit as an opportunity, and he will emphasize specific ways for Korea to contribute to overcoming climate change. In particular, with the expo voting approaching in about three months, President Yoon plans to hold bilateral talks with more than 10 countries, including Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Cambodia, to help Busan attract the expo. Deputy Director Kim said, “President Yoon will launch an all-out campaign to attract the Busan Expo by actively utilizing summit diplomacy on the occasion of this trip to Jakarta and New Delhi.” The actual number is expected to be much higher as we are coordinating the schedule of the meeting with several countries.”
In addition, President Yoon is expected to play the role of ‘Korea’s No. 1 salesperson’ by carrying out economic diplomacy as in the previous tour. “President Yoon plans to focus on economic diplomacy through a number of bilateral talks and separate economic events,” said Choi Sang-mok, senior presidential secretary for economic affairs. Not only will Korea strengthen its cooperative relationship with Indonesia and India, which will be visited this time, but it will also actively promote Korea’s promising export industries, such as nuclear power, defense, and infrastructure, in a number of bilateral talks held during the visit, and negotiate free trade agreements (FTAs) with each country. It is a policy to check the implementation status and intensively raise difficulties for Korean companies entering the market. Chief Choi added, “ASEAN and India are major markets that account for 21 percent of our exports. President Yoon plans to create momentum to put an end to the negative export march through active sales diplomacy.”
In addition, given that the ASEAN countries and India that the President is visiting this time are rich in core minerals and are strategic countries where Korean companies are expanding their presence in order to diversify their supply chains, the President’s Office is expected to work with Indonesia and the Philippines, which are closely connected with Korea’s battery supply chain, and other high-tech countries. It also announced plans to strengthen industrial supply chain cooperation.
It also promotes exchanges with local entrepreneurs. President Yoon meets with business leaders on schedules such as the ‘Korea-Indonesia Business Round Table’ and the ‘Lunch Meeting for Companies Entering India’. The Korea-Indonesia business round table will be attended by representatives of major companies, including Hyundai Motors Chairman Chung Eui-sun, LG Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, Lotte Chairman Shin Dong-bin, and LS Chairman Koo Ja-eun. In India, a luncheon meeting will be held with local entrepreneurs to seek ways to expand economic cooperation together.
Meanwhile, there were expectations that a Korea-China summit would be held with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of President Yoon’s visit, but the President’s office said that it had not yet been decided whether or not to hold it. A high-ranking official in the presidential office said, “Until now, we have not been notified which Chinese leader will be at which event at this multilateral meeting.” may be held or it may be postponed to the next multilateral meeting.”
Regarding the possibility of holding a Korea-Japan-China summit, the official said, “I think the time is running out for a Korea-Japan-China summit to be held on this occasion of multilateral diplomacy.” We are discussing with Japan and China so that it can be opened,” he said.
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2023-09-01 11:09:25
