Cairo: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive initiative for cooperation in the Middle East that aims to promote regional peace, deepen economic partnerships, and expand cultural and people-to-people exchanges, as he was in Cairo on a multinational trip to the region.
According to Yonhap News Agency, speaking at Cairo University, Lee outlined the "SHINE" initiative, which stands for stability, harmony, innovation, network, and education. He emphasized his administration's commitment to strengthening ties with the region, which is crucial for energy security, trade, and other areas of cooperation.
Stability and harmony, the two elements of the initiative, will serve as key principles for efforts to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula and in the Middle East, Lee pointed out. "Our government aims to end the era of hostility and confrontation between the two Koreas and open a new era of peaceful coexistence and shared growth," Lee said.
"We will gradually expand inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation, support North Korea's efforts to normalize relations with the United States and the international community, and pursue a phased and pragmatic approach to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," he added.