RoK President highlights ASEAN’s role for regional peace, prosperity
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have enjoyed “an optimal partnership” in working for mutual peace and prosperity, said RoK President Moon Jae-in on July 13 during his visit to Singapore.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Association ofSouthea🐭st Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have enjoyed “anoptimal partnership” in working for mutual peace and prosperity, said RoK President Moon Jae-in on July 13 during his visit toSingapore.
The RoK is actively pursuing the “NewSouthern Policy” to develop partnerships for people, co-prosperity and peacebetween the RoK and Southeast Asian countries, including Singapore, Moon added. The RoK President expressed hisappreciation for Singapore's continued quest for peace, saying that is whatmade the city-state the right place for a historic summit between DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea and the US last month. He also proposed establishing new economicbelts on the Korean Peninsula to create an inter-Korean economic community ofcoexistence and co-prosperity that would also extend to the Eurasian continentand the world. Moon was on a three-day visit to Singaporefrom July 11, which is the first state-level visit of a RoK President toSingapore over the past 15 years.-VNA
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RoK President Moon Jae-in (Photo: Yonhap/VNA) 
