1. The 9th Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) Cyber Secretariat Workshop and Coordination Meeting will take place in Seoul from March 26 until 27, with delegations from 31 East Asian and Latin American member states in attendance.

o The FEALAC Cyber Secretariat has been holding the Workshop every year since 2011, contributing to the promotion of friendship and cooperation among the FEALAC member states and to the development of FEALAC.

2. During the Workshop, participants will review the implementation of the New FEALAC Action Plan, adopted at the 8th FEALAC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Busan in August 2017, and focus their discussions on the way forward for FEALAC, which marks the 20th anniversary of its creation this year.

3. The Coordination Meeting, which will be held on the sidelines of the Workshop, will bring together 13 countries, including former and current Regional Coordinators, and Co-chairs of Working Groups and the Steering Committee. They will discuss the schedule of official meetings, including the 9th FEALAC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to be held in the Dominican Republic in the second half of the year, as well as ways to improve the operation of the FEALAC Trust Fund.

4. Since the launch of FEALAC in 1999, the ROK has played active roles and made contributions to enhance connectivity between East Asia and Latin America, including serving as Regional Coordinator and Chair of a Working Group; hosting the Cyber Secretariat; contributing to the Trust Fund; and chairing the Steering Committee. The ROK will continue its diplomatic efforts in line with its policy for diplomatic diversification, including playing a leading role in the development of FEALAC.

* unofficial translation