Ambassadors to Korea called for stronger regional exchanges and cross-border cooperation to address shared challenges amid growing global uncertainty and polarization, saying sector-specific collaboration and youth exchanges could offer a path forward when formal multilateral mechanisms fall short. The envoys issued the call during the Association of Northeast Asian Regional Governments (NEAR) 30th Anniversary Northeast Asia+2 Local Cooperation Forum, held Thursday at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul. Russian Ambassador to Korea Zinoviev Georgy said nonpolitical and regional exchanges have become increasingly significant as conventional multilateral frameworks struggle to function. “Today, amid growing political turbulence, traditional multilateral mechanisms of interaction are increasingly failing to function effectively. This has a negative impact both on the international relations system as a whole and on economic cooperation at the global and regional levels,” Georgy said. “Under these circumstances, structures whose activities are nonpolitical in nature, focused on a p