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President Yoon also emphasized that if North Korea responds, not only corona vaccines but also health workers can be provided.

Ahead of the Korea-U.S. summit on Saturday (21st), we also formalized our intention to participate in the US-led economic cooperation initiative.



By the way, this is reporter Park Won-kyung.



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President Yun Seok-yeol diagnosed that the security reality is getting more serious, including the fact that North Korea is preparing for a nuclear test.



[President Yun Seok-yeol: We must create a sustainable peace in which North Korea's denuclearization process and trust-building between the two Koreas create a virtuous cycle.]



However, he said that humanitarian aid would be open at any time, and even declared a manpower support plan in relation to the COVID-19 situation, and North Korea responded positively. urged.



[President Seok-Yeol Yoon: We will spare no effort to provide necessary support, including medicines, medical equipment, and health personnel, including corona vaccines.]



President Yoon also made an official announcement at the Korea-US summit on the 21st that the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework IPEF would be on the agenda for the first time.



[President Seok-Yeol Yoon: We will discuss ways to strengthen global supply chain cooperation through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework with



President Biden of the United States.] IPEF is a regional economic cooperation initiative that President Biden announced in October last year. , Japan, Australia, Singapore and other traditional US allies are expected to participate.



Negotiations regarding the establishment of an early warning system for supply and demand of key parts such as semiconductors and batteries are expected to begin in the first half of this year.



President Yoon's official IPEF as the agenda for the Korea-US summit is interpreted as his will to actively participate in the negotiations from the beginning in consideration of the national interest.



[President Seok-Yeol Yoon: The government needs the help of the National Assembly to expand economic and security cooperation with major countries and lead the formation of international norms.]



However, as the IPEF is being promoted by the United States to contain China, there is a possibility of economic retaliation from China. Establishing a strategy to minimize it appears to be a challenge.



(Video coverage: Joo Beom·Lee Yong-han, video editing: Kim Jin-won)



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