President Moon Jae-in will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) summit to be held via video link on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping as well as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plan to participate in the summit set for 9 to 11 p.m.

The leaders of the 21 APEC member countries will discuss ways to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and economic cooperation. 

President Moon will introduce South Korea’s experiences regarding COVID-19, as well as the country's humanitarian assistance and efforts to develop treatments and vaccines, calling for global cooperation in quarantine efforts. 

In particular, Moon plans to urge APEC members to accelerate discussions on facilitating cross-border movement for essential personnel such as businesspeople, which he proposed at the G20 summit in March. 

The president will then attend the two-day virtual G20 Summit to be held from Saturday to discuss measures to overcome the pandemic.