President-elect Yoon: "The ROK-US Summit is a timely meeting to discuss the ROK-US alliance"

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol delivers a commemorative speech at the 477th anniversary memorial ceremony of General Yi Sun-sin's birth held at Hyeonchungsa Shrine in Asan, Chungnam, on the morning of the 28th. Photo by the Transition Committee Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol referred to the upcoming South Korea-U.S. summit scheduled for the 21st of next month in Korea as a "timely meeting."

On the 28th, President-elect Yoon stated, "In a situation where North Korea's nuclear missile threats and global supply chain instability are intensifying, I expect this to be a timely meeting to closely discuss the Korea-U.S. alliance, including economic security and science and technology cooperation."

Baek Hyun-jin, spokesperson for the president-elect, conveyed Yoon's remarks in a written briefing on the same day, saying, "President-elect Yoon is scheduled to hold a Korea-U.S. summit with U.S. President Joe Biden on May 21."

President Biden is expected to visit Korea from the 20th to the 22nd of next month. The Korea-U.S. summit will be held on the second day of his visit, the 21st. President-elect Yoon, who will be inaugurated on the 10th of next month, will hold his first Korea-U.S. summit just 11 days after his inauguration.

The White House officially announced President Biden's itinerary for his visits to Japan and Korea from May 20 to 24 on the same day.

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