Yoon Arrives at Seoul Airport After 6-Night, 8-Day Tour... Soon to Attend Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Meeting

Scheduled to Review Heavy Rain Damage and Response Status at Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters Meeting

President Yoon Suk-yeol returned home on the 17th after an 8-day, 6-night tour of Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine.

President Yoon and his wife, First Lady Kim Keon-hee, arrived at Seongnam Seoul Airport in the morning using the presidential aircraft, Air Force One.

President Yoon is scheduled to immediately preside over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) to assess the damage and response situation caused by heavy rains.

Under the themes of "solidarity" and "reconstruction," President Yoon embarked on his tour on the 10th and attended the NATO summit held in Lithuania as an observer, strengthening cooperation with NATO and Western countries.

In addition to the NATO summit, he attended the AP4 (Asia-Pacific Four countries: South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand) summit, expressing his commitment to solidarity for peace in Asia and Europe. He also held 13 bilateral meetings, including a South Korea-Japan summit.

With NATO, he signed an Individual Tailored Partnership Program (ITPP) covering 11 areas such as cyber and emerging technologies, and expressed willingness to participate in "BICES," which can be described as a "NATO version of GSOMIA."

President Yoon Suk-yeol, who completed the NATO summit held in Lithuania and visits to Poland and Ukraine, returned to South Korea on the 17th through Seongnam Seoul Airport, greeting as he disembarked from Air Force One.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

During his visits to Poland and Ukraine, he carried out schedules emphasizing deepening inter-state relations and peace and reconstruction in Ukraine. The South Korean government and private sector plan to provide support worth approximately $52 billion (about 66 trillion KRW) for urgent facility restoration in Ukraine, and will also participate in the reconstruction projects of major Ukrainian cities, estimated to be up to $100 billion (about 127 trillion KRW).

Subsequently, President Yoon made a secret visit to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, held a summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky, and emphasized the spirit of "Saengjeuksa (生則死) Sajuksaeng (死則生)" (live and die, die and live), announcing the "Ukraine Peace Solidarity Initiative," which includes security, humanitarian, and reconstruction support.

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