Lee set to unveil new partnership initiative, peace vision at ASEAN summit

KUALA LUMPUR — President Lee Jae Myung is about to attend the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, the place he’ll current South Korea’s initiatives to strengthen cooperation with the regional bloc and search help in Seoul’s peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula.

In his first participation within the annual gathering since taking workplace in June, Lee will lay out South Korea’s new initiative to bolster the Complete Strategic Partnership (CSP) cast with ASEAN final yr and suggest internet hosting a particular Korea-ASEAN summit in 2029 to mark the fortieth anniversary of diplomatic relations.

The “CSP imaginative and prescient,” primarily based on the initials of ASEAN’s highest-level partnership framework, goals to place South Korea as a “contributor” to help youth in Southeast Asia, a “springboard” for progress and innovation, and a “associate for peace and stability,” Nationwide Safety Adviser Wi Sung-lac stated Sunday.

Lee additionally plans to share his “END” initiative — standing for “trade,” “normalization” and “denuclearization” — aimed toward easing tensions and enhancing inter-Korean relations, as a part of diplomatic efforts to attract help from ASEAN members.

He’ll then be a part of the ASEAN Plus Three summit with Japan and China to debate methods to strengthen broader regional cooperation.

On the sidelines, Lee will maintain a summit with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet to debate the strategic partnership between the international locations and pending points, together with on-line rip-off crimes.

Later within the day, he’s scheduled to fulfill Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to discover methods to additional bolster bilateral ties earlier than flying again dwelling.