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제70차 ESCAP 총회 기조연설(영문)

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저작물명: 제70차 ESCAP 총회 기조연설(영문)

저작(권)자: 저작자 미상 (저작물 2267374 건)

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요약정보: Mr. Chairman‚
Distinguished Representatives‚
Ladies and Gentlemen‚
First of all‚ I would like to express my appreciation to the ESCAP Secretariat and the Royal Thai Government for the excellent preparation of the 70th Session of the Commission. I would also like to offer my congratulations to His Excellency Tshering Tobgay‚ Prime Minister of Bhutan‚ on assuming the chairmanship of this important meeting. I am confident that under his able leadership‚ the 70th Session of the Commission will come to a successful conclusion.
Distinguished Representatives‚
This year marks the 60th anniversary of Korea’s accession to ESCAP. Having become a member of ESCAP in 1954 right after the Korean War‚ Korea had received from ESCAP various forms of technical assistance to rebuild the economy from the ashes of the war. And today‚ as ESCAP’s largest donor and the host country of the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development and ESCAP Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia‚ Korea is now providing technical assistance across the Asia-Pacific region in a range of areas‚ including trade‚ environment‚ health and ICT.
The 60th birthday‚ or hwangap in Korean‚ is an especially important anniversary to celebrate in Korea. Therefore‚ it gives me great pleasure to commemorate the 60th anniversary‚ and I look forward to the further deepening of existing ties between Korea and ESCAP in the future.
Challenges facing Asia and the Pacific and the Importance of Connectivity
Ladies and Gentlemen‚
The Asia-Pacific has been the most dynamic region in the world‚ and it has been serving as a locomotive for the global economy. However‚ almost two-thirds of the world’s poor still inhabit this region‚ while the development gap between the advanced and the least developed regional economies is the largest in the world. Meanwhile‚ some countries that achieved economic development face the risk of being caught in a middle-income trap.
Given this challenging situation‚ today’s discussion on the theme of “Regional Connectivity for Shared Prosperity” is timely and relevant. I believe that greater regional economic integration starting from the Pacific islands to the landlocked countries in Central Asia‚ where there is an increasing flow of goods‚ services‚ energy and people facilitated by stronger connectivity‚ will raise living standards in the region and serve as a new driver of global economic growth.
In this regard‚ Korea values the proposals by the ESCAP Secretariat to strengthen regional connectivity in areas such as trade‚ transport‚ energy and ICT. And I would like to share with you some of Korea’s experiences and ways in which we may be able to contribute to our collective efforts in this area.
Strengthening Regional Connectivity and Korea’s Contribution
First‚ institutional connectivity should be strengthened to promote trade and investment‚ which has been a driving force of economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region. I believe that the various ongoing initiatives on trade liberalization‚ such as bilateral FTAs‚ RCEP and TPP‚ will generate fresh impetus for further economic development in the region. I also anticipate that the discussions on further opening the market under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement and preparatory works toward the adoption of the Regional Arrangement for the Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in ESCAP will contribute to reducing trade barriers in the region. In this regard‚ Korea will continue to cooperate with ESCAP members so that these discussions will make meaningful progress.
However‚ we need to be aware that the benefits of trade liberalization may not be reaped automatically. In particular‚ in order for trade expansion t