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that encompasses security, economic cooperation, personnel exchanges and 2)
The government is
global leadership, the Moon administration will contribute to peace and stability currently working toward
the Northeast Asia
in Northeast Asia and peacefully resolve the North Korean nuclear issue by Plus Community for
Responsibility Sharing to
strengthening cooperative diplomacy with the surrounding countries. In addition, foster favorable conditions
for peace and prosperity
the Moon administration will widen the horizon of the country’s diplomacy and in the surrounding areas Chapter 2
beyond the Korean
expand the foundation for peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula by pursuing Peninsula and Northeast
the New Northern Policy and New Southern Policy . It will work together with the Asia. The New Southern
2)
Policy is a diplomatic
international community to address transnational threats such as natural disasters, policy that aims to
enhance amicable political,
infectious diseases, drugs, and refugee issues. Moreover, the Moon administration economic, cultural, and
personal cooperation
will actively pursue international cooperation and contributive diplomacy to a degree with 10 ASEAN members
and India to a level
that befits the country’s national standing in areas such as public diplomacy, global corresponding to the
cooperation with Korea’s
economy, climate change and development cooperation. surrounding nations. The
New Northern Policy aims
to create a new growth
engine for the Korean
Ensuring Public Safety and The Moon administration will establish an economy and pursue
Protecting Their Rights integrated disaster management system and mutual prosperity by
linking the transportation,
logistics, and energy
reinforce its on-site response capability to infrastructure of Korea and
enable responses to large-scale accidents and disasters at all times. It will enhance Eurasian countries north
of the Korean Peninsula
the national-level capability of the ROK against cyber-threats, terrorism and other (Russia, China, Mongolia,
and Southeast Asian
nonmilitary security threats, and strengthen the country’s protection system for countries) while promoting
peace and stability in
citizens living overseas to ensure that there are no shortfalls in protecting them. the Eurasian continent
including the peninsula.

Chapter 2. National Security Strategy and Defense Policy