The White House announced on the 24th that President Yoon Seok-yeol and US President Joe Biden will announce the contents of an agreement on expansion deterrence, cyber cooperation, climate change mitigation, foreign aid, investment, and strengthening people-to-people ties at a summit on the 26th (local time).
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at a briefing that day, “President Seok-Yeol Yoon’s state visit commemorates the 70th anniversary of the ROK-US alliance, and we celebrate the past 70 years of this alliance and look forward to the next 70 years.”
Assistant Sullivan said, “The talks take place at an important time when North Korea continues to develop its nuclear and missile capabilities, and the two leaders will discuss this closely.” will increase,” he said.
“The ROK-US alliance is committed to seeking dialogue with North Korea in order to achieve a peaceful and diplomatic resolution of long-standing differences (with North Korea) and the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” he said.
He cited recent developments in Korea-US relations, such as Korea’s increase in investment in the US, the foreign policy of the President Yoon administration, Korea-Japan relations, and strengthening alliance relations, as examples. It has become a force of goodwill around the world,” he said. “The two leaders built trust in less than a year after President Yoon took office, and they have already met four times.”
“We’ve been focused on the Korean Peninsula for a long time, but the ROK-US alliance is doing more in the region and around the world than ever before,” Sullivan said. .
Adviser Sullivan said, “Korea has pledged to provide humanitarian aid to Daewoo Ukraine in the amount of more than 230 million dollars (approximately 307 billion won), including non-lethal military aid, medical supplies, and generators.” I have joined the international community.”
Source: Donga
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