Presidential Office: "Yoon to Highlight Contributions to Global Community on Food and Climate at G7 Expansion Session"

Eunhye Kim, Chief Public Relations Officer, Local Briefing
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On the 20th, the second day of President Yoon Suk-yeol's visit to Hiroshima, Japan, he will attend the welcoming event for invited countries at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit and the expanded summit sessions.

According to Kim Eun-hye, the chief public relations officer, President Yoon will participate in Expanded Session 1 on food, health, development, and gender, and Expanded Session 2 on joint responses for a sustainable Earth, including climate, energy, and environment, held in Hiroshima in the afternoon, as briefed at the press room set up locally.

Prior to this, President Yoon attended the welcoming event hosted by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his spouse, accompanied by First Lady Kim Keon-hee.

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Regarding attendance at Expanded Session 1, Chief Kim explained, "President Yoon is expected to express his position to take a more proactive role as a responsible member of the international community by standing in solidarity with countries that share universal values such as freedom, human rights, and the rule of law, in facing challenges humanity confronts such as food, health, energy, and climate change."

President Yoon has consistently emphasized that a firm spirit of solidarity is necessary to overcome the global complex crises, and as a country that once received international aid, now rising as a global pivotal nation, it is imperative to contribute to the international community.

Chief Kim added, "It is meaningful that a country that once received post-war international aid is now leading as a global pivotal nation of liberal democracy by taking the lead in supporting food-vulnerable countries and proposing new commitments to ensure that developing and impoverished countries equally benefit from medical responses to pandemics and other crises."

Regarding President Yoon's attendance at Expanded Session 2, Chief Kim stated, "He is expected to reaffirm existing commitments in the fields of climate and environment and express his intention to actively participate in setting international rules for decarbonization in climate, energy, and environment through concrete additional actions."

She continued, "Bilateral meetings with member countries and invited countries will be held consecutively during the G7 Summit," adding, "Through this G7 participation, it is expected that partnerships with countries sharing the values of liberal democracy will be strengthened, enhancing South Korea's status on the international stage and promoting national interests."

Amid speculation about a summit meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a senior official from the presidential office responded, "Since encounters or schedules in multilateral meetings are quite volatile, it would be appropriate to inform you once coordination on any schedule is finalized."

The official added, "Recently, at the Asian Leadership Conference (ALC), we expressed our usual beliefs and principles opposing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the unilateral change of the status quo by force. Regardless of whether a meeting takes place, I believe South Korea’s message and principles sent to the international community are being well conveyed."

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