President Seok-Yeol Yoon and President Joe Biden of the United States held an expanded summit at the President's Office in Yongsan on the afternoon of the 21st and discussed ways to deepen the alliance between the two countries.
"We are living in an era of economic security where the economy is insecure and security is the economy," President Yoon said.
Yesterday, he said, "I could feel the power of the economic and technological alliance between Korea and the United States in the high-tech semiconductor industry.
In particular, he said, "The ROK-U.S. alliance was built on the basis of a common sacrifice, a common will for freedom, and a strong will not to change borders by force." The alliance must also develop and evolve in line with the era of economic security,” he stressed.
U.S. President Biden said the alliance was essential to maintaining regional and global security, saying "the alliance is a key pillar of regional peace and prosperity" and "very important to deterring the North Korean threat."
“The ROK-U.S. alliance was built on the basis of a common sacrifice, a common will for the freedom of the Republic of Korea, and a strong will not to change borders by force,” he said. It will be upgraded to a higher level,” he said.
"The two countries are responding together to the opportunities and challenges of this era," he added.
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