Presidential Office: "Strong Cyber and Intelligence Cooperation Measures Expected from Yoon's US Visit"

Senior Official: "Expanding the ROK-US Alliance into the Cyber Domain"
Canada, UK, Japan Also Gradually Expanding According to Their Characteristics

The Presidential Office stated on the 17th, "Through President Yoon Seok-yeol's current state visit to the United States, we expect to establish stronger and more robust cooperation measures in cyber and intelligence than ever before."

A senior official from the Presidential Office explained this when asked about the status of the Korea-US summit talks between the two countries during an afternoon meeting at the Yongsan Presidential Office building.

The official referred to the recent press conference held by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Vietnam, adding, "I have seen reports that (Secretary Blinken) has been engaging in high-level contacts with alliance partners and has clearly reaffirmed commitments regarding information security and security partnerships."

He continued, "If asked about a solid intelligence alliance, Korea and the US are in the process of expanding cooperation between allies into the fields of intelligence and cyber," emphasizing, "Information sharing underpins the security alliance."

The Presidential Office plans to first strengthen Korea-US intelligence sharing as a foundation and then seek to expand intelligence cooperation to other countries. The senior official said, "Building a deep cooperative relationship between Korea and the US is an urgent priority, and I understand that mutual understanding and coordination are underway," adding, "Cooperative relationships with Canada, the United Kingdom, the Indo-Pacific region, Japan, and Australia can be gradually expanded in a manner suited to their characteristics."

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