Condemnation at APEC Including Russia Participation, ‘South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul strongly condemned North Korea and Russia for engaging in illegal military cooperation at the 35th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Joint Ministerial Meeting on Foreign and Trade Affairs (AMM) held in Lima, Peru.’,
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, ‘At the meeting held on the 14th (local time), Minister Cho stated, ‘“The recent illegal collaboration between Russia and North Korea, violating United Nations Security Council resolutions, is harming the prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region,” urging a halt to these illegal activities. , He specifically pointed out that “the ongoing transfer of weapons to Russia from North Korea and the recent dispatch of North Korean troops to Russia escalate the military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, undermining peace and security in Ukraine, the Korean Peninsula, and globally.”‘
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul attends the 35th APEC Joint Ministerial Meeting on Foreign and Trade Affairs (AMM) in Lima, Peru, on the 14th (local time). Provided by MOFA,
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, “Furthermore, Minister Cho introduced plans for South Korea, as next year’s APEC chair, to lead discussions on establishing a digital ecosystem by hosting the first-ever APEC ‘Digital Ministerial Meeting.’ APEC is the largest economic cooperation body in the Asia-Pacific region, involving 21 countries including South Korea, the United States, China, Japan, and Russia. Next year, South Korea will host the APEC summit in Gyeongju as the chair nation.”,
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, ‘Jung In-kyo, head of trade negotiations at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, emphasized the need for regional cooperation and collaboration to achieve inclusive, interconnected, and sustainable growth in an uncertain economic environment. He also proposed measures to enhance economic cooperation within APEC, such as maintaining a multilateral trade system centered on the World Trade Organization (WTO) and accelerating trade and investment liberalization through the realization of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).’,
, ‘Meanwhile, Minister Cho met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the APEC meeting for a South Korea-U.S. foreign ministers’ meeting. Both expressed concerns that “illegal military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a serious threat to security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region.” They agreed to closely monitor Russia’s potential military support to North Korea in exchange for North Korean military deployment and to cooperate closely.’,
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, Secretary Blinken emphasized the strong bipartisan support in the U.S. for the South Korea-U.S. alliance, stating that “the major achievements in cooperation between South Korea and the United States are expected to be smoothly handed over to the next U.S. administration”.