Minister of Foreign Affairs Delivers Opening Statement at Event Commemorating 3rd Anniversary of Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) Initiative

Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong delivered an opening statement at the virtual high-level event commemorating the 3rd anniversary of the Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative, co-hosted by the UN Secretariat and the Netherlands, on March 29. In the opening statement, he expressed the Korean government’s commitment to strengthening the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) and introduced the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2021 to be held in Seoul. Foreign Minister Chung noted that the A4P, one of the UN Secretary-General’s key initiatives, provided the blueprint for the UN peace operations to strengthen their effectiveness against challenges in the changing environment.