Background and Significance
Background
- The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea’s initiative to establish the Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments (MSEAP) was enthusiastically met by the State Duma of the Russian Federation, and jointly hosted by the two parliaments, the first MSEAP meeting was held in Moscow, Russian Federation in April 2016, followed by a second meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea in June 2017.
Significance
- Building of the foundation to achieve common prosperity in the Eurasian region by enhancing regional parliamentary-level partnerships in multiple fields ranging from economy and trade to cultural exchange through bilateral and multilateral parliamentary summit diplomacy between and among major countries in the Eurasian region.
