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KOREA’S STRATEGY FOR A FREE, PEACEFUL, AND PROSPEROUS
INDO-PACIFIC REGION

Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy envisions building a multi-layered and comprehensive network of partnerships to counter challenges to freedom, peace and prosperity in the region. Through the Indo-Pacific Strategy, Korea is committed to exploring new agenda and playing a leading role in setting the agenda in the region and the wider world to build a free, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

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KOREA-ASEAN SOLIDARITY INITIATIVE (KASI)

The Republic of Korea views ASEAN as a key partner for building peace and shared prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, and in this context announced the Korea-ASEAN Solidarity Initiative(KASI) as a regional policy tailored to ASEAN with the framework of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. Also Korea would build on the existing solid partnerships spanning trade and socio-economic cooperation towards fostering a comprehensive and strategic partnership with ASEAN.

MEKONG-REPUBLIC OF KOREA COOPERATION

PLAN OF ACTION (POA) 2021-2025 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MEKONG-HAN RIVER DECLARATION

The Plan of Action (PoA) 2021-2025 under the Mekong-RoK Cooperation framework between the five Mekong countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) serves as the guideline for the Mekong countries and the RoK (the Partner countries) by setting specific goals and measures for the next five years (2021-2025) to build a Partnership for People, Prosperity and Peace, as proclaimed in the Mekong-Han River Declaration adopted at the first Mekong-RoK Summit, on 27 November 2019 in Busan, RoK.

PRIORITY AREA (7)

  • Culture and Tourism
  • Human Resource Development
  • Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Infrastructure
  • Information Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Environment
  • Non-traditional Security Challenges
Document of the Plan of Action (PoA) 2021-2025 for the Implementation of Mekong-Han River Declaration

PLAN OF ACTION (POA) 2021-2025 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MEKONG-HAN RIVER DECLARATION

The Mekong Region Countries and the RoK adopted the Mekong – RoK Plan of Action at the 4th Mekong – RoK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Seoul on July 29, 2014. The Plan of Action presents concrete activities/programs to be implemented between the Mekong Countries and the RoK over the next three years to realize the visions and objectives outlined in the Han-River Declaration of Establishing the Mekong – RoK Comprehensive Partnership for Mutual Prosperity.

Document of Mekong-Republic of Korea Plan of Action 2014-2017

PRIORITY AREA 2014-17 & 2017-2020 (6)

  • Infrastructure
  • Information Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Green Growth
  • Water Resource Development
  • Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Human Resource Development

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Mrs. Guohua Liu

Director, Sustainable Energy & Environment (SEE) Department

Mrs. Liu Guohua is the Director of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Department at the Mekong Institute. Prior to this role, she worked in the Department of International Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, where she played a key role in shaping and implementing China’s cooperation strategies with UN development agencies. During this time, Mrs. Liu was actively involved in advancing initiatives related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on climate change and green development. Additionally, she contributed to the evaluation of projects funded by various Chinese initiatives, such as the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, etc.

In addition to her work in the Department of International Economic Affairs, Mrs. Liu has an extensive diplomatic background. She spent 7 years in the Department of African Affairs, followed by a 4-year tenure at the Chinese Embassy in Lao PDR, where she gained deep expertise in both Southeast Asian and African affairs. These diverse experiences have played a crucial role in shaping her approach to sustainable development and international collaboration, particularly in building regional partnerships and tackling global challenges like climate change.

She holds a Master’s degree in Economics, with a specialization in Finance, from the Central University of Finance and Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, specializing in International Economics and Trade, from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.