Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo of People’s Power evaluated the results of President Yoon Seok-yeol’s Korea-US summit on the 3rd as “a new beginning for the upgraded ROK-US alliance,” and said, “The ROK-US alliance must be upgraded from a security alliance to a high-tech alliance.”
Rep. Ahn said on Facebook that day, “It is now up to us whether the successful alliance called’Blood Alliance’ can be recorded as a more successful alliance in the future.”
Rep. Ahn said, “It is true that there are some concerns that the security aspect or the disadvantages of the industry have not been resolved at this meeting,” but interpreted, “That means that there are many tasks to be solved together in order to maximize national interests in the future.”
At the same time, Rep. Ahn pointed out to the opposition parties, “Consistently criticizing the Korea-US summit is an unacceptable attitude to seek only partisan interests rather than national interests.”
He said, “The ROK-US alliance must become a true ‘values alliance’ called an ‘alliance of freedom, an alliance in action’. “We must respond to the people’s concerns about the North Korean nuclear issue with an iron alliance by strengthening the effectiveness of extended deterrence.”
He said, “I have emphasized that the ROK-US alliance should be upgraded to a high-tech alliance beyond a security alliance.” Interaction must be possible.”
“If this happens, the ROK-US alliance can become an optimal partner that can go beyond the traditional US-British alliance and US-Japan alliance,” he said. It will not be a distant future.”
Rep. Ahn also emphasized, “The stronger the ROK-US alliance, the stronger the ability to respond to and speak out against China, Russia, North Korea, and Japan.”
“If the decision to upgrade the ROK-US alliance into the best security, industry, science and technology, culture, and information alliance is not to be shaken, the full support of the people is absolutely essential. This is the reason why we must win the general election (next year) by landslide,” he added.
Source: Donga
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