The ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held on September 9 in a virtual format. Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang, Kyung-wha attended the meeting, in which she discussed cooperation on COVID-19 response and ways to achieve economic recovery, and exchanged views on regional affairs, including issues on the Korean Peninsula. The Republic of Korea, as coordinator for the ROK-China-Japan side, made the first statement among the three countries, following the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the ASEAN chair for 2020.