Hanoi (VNA) -Trade Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoo Myung-hee and her visiting Malaysiancounterpart Mohamed Azmin bin Ali on April 1 agreed to expand bilateral exchanges toovercome the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, while joininghands to tap deeper into emerging industries, including eco-friendly automobilesand renewable energy.
According to the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, attheir meeting in Seoul, the two officials exchanged opinions on a wide array ofbilateral issues. They vowed to expand cooperation in future growth engines, including production of rechargeable batteries or solar energy parts.
The RoK and Malaysia also agreed to make efforts to fullyimplement the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the nearfuture and continue making progress on the ongoing negotiations toward abilateral free trade agreement as well.
Malaysia is the third largest trade partner of the RoK in Southeast Asia./.