I had a very good meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Yun Cheol Koo, ADB Governor for the Republic of Korea, to further strengthen our partnership.
We signed an agreement on AI cooperation and the establishment of the Center for AI Innovation and Development in Seoul. This timely initiative will be instrumental in building the foundations for AI adoption across developing Asia and the Pacific. I thank the Republic of Korea for its leadership in advancing critical minerals-to-manufacturing value chains.
Together, we are turning innovation into lasting development impact across the region.
: Masato Kanda
President of the Asian Development Bank