The 10th MIKTA Senior Officials’ Meeting (Videoconference, 20 January 2021)

1. The five member states of MIKTA held the 10th MIKTA Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) in the form of videoconference on the afternoon of January 20.

2. The SOM representatives of the MIKTA countries noted with appreciation that, despite the difficult situation of COVID-19 in 2020, the five MIKTA countries, led by Korea, have enhanced MIKTA’s standing and role by repeatedly sending the message of international solidarity and cooperation in the face of the global crisis. They agreed to keep up the momentum for MIKTA’s development through close collaboration even after Australia takes over as the MIKTA Chair in February.

3. The meeting is seen to have served as an opportunity for the SOM representatives of the MIKTA member states to take stock of MIKTA’s achievements over the past year and to exchange views on the way forward ahead of the handover of MIKTA chairmanship from Australia to Korea on the occasion of the 18th MIKTA Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in February 2021.