Yoon to attend IPEF summit in San Francisco this week
President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech to mark the 28th Farmers' Day in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Nov. 10. Yonhap
President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend a summit of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) in San Francisco this week, his office said Sunday.
The meeting will be held Thursday (local time) on the sidelines of a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, according to the presidential office.
Yoon plans to leave for San Francisco on Wednesday for a three-day visit, during which he will attend the APEC summit and hold bilateral meetings on the fringe.
The IPEF was launched by U.S. President Joe Biden in 2022 in a move seen as being aimed at countering China's growing influence in the region. It involves a total of 14 member nations, including Korea, the United States, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. (Yonhap)