Jakarta, 3 July 2024: ERIA’s new Chief Operating Officer, Toru Furuichi, warmly welcomed the Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea, H.E. Cheong Inkyo, and his team during their visit to ERIA’s office. During the meeting, Furuichi expressed his gratitude for the support of the Republic of Korea for ERIA’s activities. ERIA’s Managing Director for Policy Design and Operations, Dr Aladdin D. Rillo, provided a short briefing on ERIA’s recent activities, which include the Asia Zero Emission (AZE) Centre, ERIA Digital Innovation and Sustainable Economy Centre (E-DISC), and ERIA School of Government.

The Republic of Korea proposed a collaboration on the ASEAN–ROK Think Tank Dialogue, aiming to enhance policymaking capabilities in ASEAN and to strengthen productive, reciprocal, and future-oriented cooperation with countries in the region, including the Republic of Korea. ERIA welcomed this initiative, emphasising that it would focus on targeted topics and priorities, providing additional value to the existing platforms in the region.