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A train to Gwangju: A new milestone in ASEAN-Korea ties
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ASEAN delegates and senior South Korean officials pose for a photo before the start of a three-day ASEAN-Korea Train journey from Seoul to Gwangju. (JP/Primastuti Handayani)
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he ASEAN-Korea Train set off from Seoul Station in the South Korean capital on Wednesday at 8:45 a.m., marking the 40-day countdown to the 2019 ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit.
State leaders from 10 ASEAN countries, including President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, will attend the summit in Busan along with their South Korean counterpart President Moon Jae-in.
The three-day journey will stop over in Gyeongju, Busan, Suncheon and Gwangju with around 200 passengers from the 11 countries, including students, performers and ASEAN delegates.
Lee Hyuk, secretary-general of the ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC), said the ASEAN-Korea Train would bring “the wishes of the peoples for the success of the ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit and also for the realization of a peaceful and prosperous ASEAN-Korea community centered on the peoples.”
He added that “through 30 years of intense cooperation, ASEAN and Korea have become indispensable partners to each other.”
“We look forward to further deepening our relations based on mutual trust and strong friendship,” he said.
