Presidential Office: "South Korea-US Leaders to Discuss Three Major Agendas Including North Korea Provocations and Economic Security"

Both the Summit and Press Conference Held at Yongsan Office... "The First Step Toward Becoming a Global Hub Nation"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The upcoming South Korea-US summit scheduled for the 21st between President Yoon Seok-yeol and US President Joe Biden will focus on three main agendas: the South Korea-US response strategy to North Korean provocations, economic security cooperation measures, and South Korea's contributions to international issues. Both the summit and the press conference will be held at the Yongsan Presidential Office building.

On the 15th, a key official from the Presidential Office stated, "The coordination of the summit agenda will continue until it is finalized, so detailed schedules can be announced closer to the date, but the main agendas are these three," emphasizing this point.

Regarding more specific summit agendas, the official was reserved, saying, "We are still in the final coordination stage," but added, "President Yoon and President Biden will serve together for at least two and a half years or more, and the significance lies in early building of trust between the two leaders and laying the foundation to restore the South Korea-US alliance to its proper track."

In particular, the official stressed, "This summit is to reaffirm the United States' firm defense commitments to normalize the alliance, dispel security concerns arising from North Korea, and rebuild the combined defense posture." The official continued, "We see this summit as the first step toward the Yoon administration's ongoing goal of becoming a 'global pivotal state,' and related events are being prepared under the premise that both South Korea and the US prioritize economic security."

Both the South Korea-US summit and the press conference will take place inside the Yongsan Presidential Office building. The official added, "Since this is the first official foreign guest visit in the Yongsan era, various preparations are underway regarding protocol and schedule." However, regarding the possibility of President Yoon visiting the US in a reciprocal visit format, the official responded, "It is inappropriate to talk about a reciprocal visit before the summit takes place. There are no plans for a visit to the US in June."

Meanwhile, concerning support related to North Korea's COVID-19 outbreak, the official mentioned, "President Yoon has established a policy to provide vaccines and medicines to North Korea, and that is all we can disclose at this time." Discussions on the practical level of cooperation are expected to take place going forward.

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