Foreign Ministry Convenes Heads of Missions in Mekong Region to Discuss Response to Online Scams

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it held a meeting of heads of diplomatic missions in the Mekong region at the South Korean Embassy in Vietnam on November 4.

The meeting was attended in person by the Deputy Director-General of the ministry's ASEAN Bureau, the South Korean ambassadors to Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar, and the consuls general to Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, while the ambassadors to Cambodia and Laos joined virtually.

The mission heads exchanged views on the current state of online scam operations and countermeasures to address them.

They also reviewed key pending issues, including shifts in regional power dynamics stemming from strategic competition between the United States and China, the situation in Myanmar, and the dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, while exploring policy responses by each country and ways to expand cooperation between South Korea and Mekong nations.

In addition, participants shared the economic and industrial development strategies and cooperation demands of regional countries, discussing measures to promote economic partnership, such as resolving challenges faced by South Korean companies, participating in infrastructure projects, and stabilizing supply chains.

The mission chiefs reaffirmed that the Mekong region serves as a crucial strategic hub for expanding South Korea's economic and diplomatic engagement, agreeing on the necessity of identifying cooperation projects tailored to each country's distinct characteristics and needs.

(Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yonhap News)
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