Envoys call for Northeast Asia cooperation to weather global uncertainty
Ambassadors to Korea called for stronger regional exchanges and cross-border cooperation to address shared challenges amid growing global uncertainty and polarization, saying sector-specific collaboration and youth exchanges could offer a path forward when formal multilateral mechanisms fall short. The envoys issued the call during the Association of Northeast Asian Regional Governments (NEAR)…
Ambassadors to Korea have urged more regional collaboration and cross-border exchanges to tackle shared issues in the face of heightened global uncertainty and political division. They made this plea during the Association of Northeast Asian Regional Governments' (NEAR) 30th Anniversary Northeast Asia+2 Local Cooperation Forum in Seoul.
Russian Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev emphasized the growing importance of nonpolitical regional exchanges, stating that conventional multilateral frameworks are faltering due to political turbulence. He warned that these failures negatively affect international relations and economic cooperation worldwide and at regional levels.
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