Jeong Eui-yong: "The ROK-US Alliance is Strong, No Need to Compare with Ukraine Situation"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 25th, Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong stated, "The ROK-US alliance for security on the Korean Peninsula is so solid and strong that there is no need to compare it with the situation in Ukraine."

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On the same day, Minister Chung responded to the Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Sang-min's remark at the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, expressing skepticism about whether it is appropriate to rely entirely on the US for South Korea's security issues given the US's helplessness in the Ukraine crisis.

Minister Chung said, "The ROK-US alliance is not only the foundation of our diplomatic security, but unlike Ukraine, we have a considerable level of self-defense capability, so our people do not need to feel any anxiety regarding the US's response to the Ukraine situation."

He added, "The ROK-US alliance has evolved beyond a simple one-sided beneficiary relationship of the past into a mutually beneficial direction. Therefore, it operates much more firmly than any other alliance or relationship the US has with other regions."

Regarding the question from People Power Party lawmaker Ji Seong-ho about the possibility of the US and others taking military action in Ukraine and whether South Korea intends to participate, Minister Chung explained, "Our alliance or allied countries have repeatedly declared that there are no plans for military action in Ukraine, and naturally, we are not considering such a possibility either."

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