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ASEAN, RoK agree to strengthen cooperation on environment, combating climate change

The Republic of Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held an online meeting on September 16 to discuss cooperation in combating climate change and other environmental issues.
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Seoul (VNA) - The Republic of Korea and theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held an online meeting on September 16 todiscuss cooperation in combating climate change and other environmentalissues.

Mr. Lee Tong-q, Director-General for Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Scientific Affairs, and his ASEAN counterpart, Nguyen Minh Cuong, chaired the meeting. Thetwo sides discussed how to expand cooperation on policy and technology toaddress environmental issues.

The two sides agreed to hold a meeting at least once a year to shareexperiences in responding to climate change and other issues and continue toidentify areas for bilateral cooperation. In particular, the RoK expressedhope for stronger cooperation with ASEAN countries in enhancing marine wastetreatment capacity and intensifying efforts to neutralise Co2 and restoreforests.
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ASEAN and the RoK started their dialogue on the environment and climatechange on December 2020 when Seoul promoted its New Southern Policy tostrengthen diplomatic and economic cooperation with ASEAN./.
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