S. Korea to host 3rd Summit for Democracy on March 18-20

▲ In this file photo, President Yoon Suk Yeol gives welcoming remarks at the opening of the Indo-Pacific Regional Meeting of the second Summit for Democracy in Seoul on March 30, 2023. (Pool photo) (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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S. Korea to host 3rd Summit for Democracy on March 18-20

By Lee Haye-ah

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host the third Summit for Democracy from March 18 to 20 under the theme "Democracy for Future Generations," the presidential office said Tuesday.

The annual summit was launched in 2021 and has been led by the United States with the aim of strengthening democracy and confronting authoritarianism around the world.

The plenary session attended by the leaders of each country will be held virtually on the evening of March 20, the final day. The first day will consist of ministerial meetings and an experts' roundtable, while the second day will feature workshops and debates led by civic groups from home and abroad.

South Korea was one of five co-hosts of last year's summit in March, along with the U.S., Costa Rica, the Netherlands and Zambia.

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