Press Briefing

Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Affairs Choi Youngsam

May 19, 2022  14:30  KST

Good afternoon. Let me start today’s briefing.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Dohoon will virtually attend the 78th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) to be held in a hybrid format in Bangkok, Thailand, from May 23 to 27.

The upcoming UN ESCAP Session will cover ways to advance sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific and to promote cooperation in order to overcome crises in the region including COVID-19 and climate change.

In his remarks on the afternoon of Monday, May 23, Vice Minister Lee will suggest the way forward for cooperation in Asia and the Pacific and convey the commitment of the Korean government to contribute in such areas as COVID-19, climate change and digital cooperation.

On the sidelines of the UN ESCAP Session, the Korean government, together with the Vietnamese government, will host a side event titled “Sharing Ambitions and the Way Forward: Carbon Neutrality Goals and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific” on Tuesday, May 24, to seek ways for cooperation in the region to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality.

(A question-and-answer session followed.)