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RoK seeks ASEAN+3 summit on COVID-19

The Republic of Korea (RoK) said on April 2 it is pushing for a special video conference of the leaders of the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) member states over the COVID-19 pandemic.
RoK seeks ASEAN+3 summit on COVID-19 ảnh 1Permanent representatives of ASEAN members and ambassadors of China, Japan and the RoK pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA)
Seoul (VNA) – The Republic of Korea (RoK) said onApril 2 it is pushing for a special video conference of the leaders of the ASEANPlus Three (APT) member states over the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Korea is in "close consultations" withrelevant nations to arrange the event, deputy presidential spokesman YoonJae-kwan said at a press briefing.

The APT is comprised of the 10 members of the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations, South Korea, China and Japan.

The move is in line with RoK President Moon Jae-in's emphasison "cooperation and solidarity" of the international communityagainst the pandemic. The date of the virtual summit is expected to beset "before long".

Late last month, theleaders of the Group of 20 major industrialised countries had a teleconferenceon COVID-19.

The Presidential Office expects the APT session, if held, tohelp broad "common understanding" on the need for cross-borderpartnerships in the war against the virus.

RoK’s latest statisticsshow that the total infection cases in the country are nearing 10,000, with 169deaths. The daily number of the new infection cases in the RoK has been reducedto less than 100./.
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