Yoon and Zelensky Meet at NATO Summit Welcome Dinner... "Will Provide Support That Can Be Understood"

Encounter at the Multilateral Meeting on the 11th

President Yoon Suk-yeol and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who visited the United States to attend the 75th NATO Summit, are attending and conversing at the official welcome dinner reception held at the White House in Washington DC on the 10th (local time). [Image source=Yonhap News]

President Yoon Suk-yeol and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on the evening of the 10th (local time) in Washington D.C., USA, where the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit was being held.

President Yoon, who is visiting the United States to attend the 75th NATO summit, attended the official welcome dinner reception held at the White House in Washington D.C. with his wife, First Lady Kim Keon-hee, where they encountered President Zelensky and his spouse.

President Yoon and his wife, along with President Zelensky and his spouse, who attended the official welcome dinner reception hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House, met on the White House balcony and exchanged greetings. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was also present.

It is reported that Presidents Yoon and Zelensky may meet again on the 11th as they are expected to attend some NATO-related events simultaneously.

Following North Korea and Russia recently signing a treaty equivalent to a military alliance, the South Korean government has expressed a stance that it may expand the scope of support beyond non-lethal weapons for Ukraine. There is also speculation that President Zelensky may request an expansion of weapons support during his meeting with President Yoon.

A senior official from the presidential office explained, "The principles our country has announced so far, and the support package for Ukraine, are quite comprehensive and have significantly expanded in scale over the past three years." The official added, "NATO member countries and allied nations including the United States highly appreciate South Korea's support for Ukraine," and said, "We will provide support that is reasonable within the extension of the current support methods and principles."

He further added, "I believe there will be sufficient time for Presidents Yoon and Zelensky to talk during the multilateral meeting on the 11th."

On the 10th (local time), at the official welcome dinner reception for the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held at the White House in Washington DC, President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee (center, 2nd floor balcony) are watching the event together with U.S. President Joe Biden and the First Lady (center, front row), who hosted the event, as well as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the heads of state and their spouses from NATO allied and partner countries. [Image source=Yonhap News]

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