South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin at the Seoul presidential office, saying, "We will continue to cooperate for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and permanent peace. I emphasized.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin for the first time in Seoul on the afternoon of the 18th after the inauguration of the Biden administration in the United States for nearly an hour at Cheong Wa Dae.



At the beginning, President Mun said, "I look forward to the strengthening of the US-ROK alliance and the development of bilateral relations," and emphasized that "we will continue to cooperate for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and permanent peace." did.



"President Biden told me to reemphasize how important the US-ROK alliance is," Blinken said.



For President Mun, who has a remaining term of one year and two months, he will urge the early resumption of US-North Korea dialogue and stimulate China, which is the backing of North Korea, in order to improve relations with North Korea, which is positioned as a top priority. It seems that this is an idea that we want to avoid.



On the other hand, the Biden administration is showing a strong stance toward China and North Korea in cooperation with the three countries of Japan, the United States and South Korea, and it is expected that the Mun administration will be forced to take difficult measures in the future.