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President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol had a phone call with the Prime Minister of India.
Earlier, after the United States, Japan, and Australia, I spoke to all four countries belonging to the Indo-Pacific region security consultative body Quad, and reporter Kim Hyung-rae analyzed the meaning.
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After a 20-minute phone call with Indian Prime Minister Modi, President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol said, "We want to broaden the horizon of practical cooperation in foreign affairs and security with India, which shares the values of liberal democracy."
President-elect Yoon's summit currency is India's fifth after the US and Japan, the UK and Australia.
Except for the UK, all of them are members of the 'Quad', an Indo-Pacific security consultative body that is designed to contain China.
Among them, the US, UK, and Australia are members of 'Ocus,' a trilateral security partnership and military alliance in the Indo-Pacific region.
Coincidentally, it was interpreted that the target of the call reflected the intention of the elected president who declared that the US-ROK alliance would be rebuilt as a key participant in the US-led Indo-Pacific strategy.
During his presidency, Yoon--elect announced several times that he would participate in Quad's working-level council, the 'working group'.
[Yoon Seok-yeol/President-elect (January 24): Participating in the Vaccine, Climate Change, and New Technology Working Group under the Quadruple to expand common interests with relevant countries in the region…
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However, a key official of the transition committee said, "It is nothing more or less than a congratulatory call."
It is interpreted as being conscious of China, which is opposed to Quad.
President-elect Yoon plans to attend a signboard ceremony for the transition committee tomorrow (18th) and announce the full launch of the transition committee.
(Video coverage: Cho Chun-dong, video editing: Lee Seung-jin)