KEPENTINGAN NASIONAL KOREA SELATAN DALAM MEMBANTU PEMULIHAN EKONOMI COVID-19 INDONESIA MELALUI RATIFIKASI IK-CEPA

Covid-19 has hampered the economic growth of every nation so that an economic recovery is needed. To achieve this, the discourse on the ratification of the Indonesia-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IK-CEPA) was again discussed, the national interests of South Korea became a question in the midst of a pandemic in urging Indonesia to continue negotiations immediately. Therefore researchers are interested in examining what South Korea's national interest is in helping Indonesia's Covid-19 economic recovery through IK-CEPA ratification. In this study, the authors used the concept of national interest from Adam Smith's perspective with descriptive qualitative methods. The data collection method in this study uses document research, namely data collection techniques. The results of this article are that South Korea's national interests are mostly from economic development and free trade obtained from neighboring countries such as Indonesia, the ratification of the IK-CEPA will benefit South Korea in encouraging investment and export-import of the South Korean automotive industry and crude agricultural products. Indonesia easily and cheaply.