Defense Minister Meets with US Council on Foreign Relations Delegation to Discuss Security Situation
On the morning of the 17th, Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-seop met with a delegation from the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC), including former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Dov Zakheim, at the Ministry of National Defense building.
View original image[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] A delegation from the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) visited South Korea.
According to the Ministry of National Defense on the 17th, Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop met with the AFPC delegation, including former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Dove Zackheim and former White House National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Asia Allison Hooker.
Minister Lee exchanged views with the delegation on the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, as well as ways to establish regional stability. He also explained the defense consultations at last month's South Korea-U.S. summit and the results of the South Korea-U.S. defense ministerial meeting held during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from the 10th to the 12th, stating that the South Korea-U.S. alliance will play a role in evolving into a global comprehensive strategic alliance.
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He emphasized that North Korea's successive ballistic missile launches are provocative acts that seriously threaten peace and stability not only on the Korean Peninsula but also in the international community, and stressed that the South Korea-U.S. alliance is closely cooperating to deter further provocations by North Korea and to respond in case of actual provocations. The AFPC delegation showed interest in South Korea's defense modernization plans, specific countermeasures against North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities, and ways to enhance the U.S. extended deterrence capability. Minister Lee explained the position of the South Korean government, the Ministry of National Defense reported.
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