2023-05-29 17:20:00
On May 29, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and leaders of Pacific island nations agreed to promote cooperation in various fields, especially in response to the climate crisis and economic development. economic.
A joint statement released by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s office said the leaders reached an agreement at a two-day summit in the South Korean capital, Seoul.
In the statement, the leaders outlined their vision for building a partnership of freedom, peace and prosperity between Korea and the Pacific island nations, in addition to a plan to develop a partnership based on on Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Pacific Island States’ Strategy 2050 for the Blue Pacific Continent.
In addition, the leaders agreed to work together to strengthen the rules-based international and regional order and comprehensive security cooperation in the areas of maritime, climate, energy, cyber , medical and other fields.
The statement acknowledges Korea’s commitment to double official development assistance (ODA) for Pacific island nations, to $39.9 million by 2027, and to step up efforts to provide financial, technological and other support to respond to climate change.
The statement also emphasizes the importance of protecting the oceans from environmental pollution caused by radioactive substances.
Speaking at the conference, President Yoon Suk-yeol This is the first multilateral conference hosted by South Korea since Yoon took office in May 2022.
He emphasized that the countries in the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) are important partners in the Indo-Pacific Strategy Korean.
President Yoon Suk-yeol said the problem Climate ChangeNatural disasters, food, health, oceans and fisheries are factors that directly affect the existence and prosperity of Pacific island nations, but to ensure stability of these factors, to joint efforts and cooperation.
He affirmed his support for the principle of a single Pacific, which attaches importance to the role of the PIF and the partnership of all member countries, and expressed his desire to strengthen cooperation with other countries. Pacific Island.
For their part, leaders of Pacific countries expressed their welcome to Korea’s hosting of the 2030 World Expo (World Expo 2030) as it is an important and influential international event. economically and culturally.
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At the meeting, the leaders also reaffirmed their agreement to shorten the period of foreign ministerial talks between the two sides to once every two years and hold the next meeting, with a time and place to be determined after the meeting. agreed by both sides.
With the participation of many leaders and senior officials, the conference took place with the theme “Towards Common Prosperity: Strengthening Cooperation with the Blue Pacific”, focusing on how to address the the most pressing problem that the Pacific island nation such as climate change, disaster response and regional development.
Representatives of 17 PIF member countries attending the conference are Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Tonga, Palau, Niue, Nauru, Kiribati, Samoa, Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia (France) and New Caledonia. Representatives of Micronesia were unable to attend due to the impact of the storm.
Tran Duc Hung (VNA/Vietnam+)
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