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President Yoon Seok-yeol returned to Korea after completing the NATO summit schedule for 5 days and 3 nights.
The presidential office cited requests for international support for resolving the North Korean nuclear issue and establishing a global network as diplomatic achievements.
Reporter Ki-tae Kim reports.
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President Yoon Seok-yeol returned home through Seoul Airport after completing a three-night, five-day tour a little while ago.
On the last day of the NATO summit in Spain, President Yoon Seok-yeol met with the heads of the Czech Republic, Canada and the United Kingdom one after another.
We discussed cooperation programs with NATO Secretary-General, such as establishing a Korean representative office at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
During the five days and three nights, President Yoon handled 16 diplomatic events, including 10 bilateral talks.
The bilateral talks mainly brought up the North Korean nuclear issue, the bid for the 2030 Busan Expo, and ways to cooperate in industries such as the defense industry and nuclear power plants.
At the Korea-U.S.-Japan summit held after the first in four years and nine months, trilateral cooperation for resolving the North Korean nuclear issue was intensively discussed.
[President Seok-Yeol Yoon: The importance of cooperation between Korea, the United States
and Japan has grown in a situation where North Korea's nuclear and missile threat has become more sophisticated and the international situation has grown instability.]
and expressed his will to strengthen relations with NATO in the future.
[President Seok-Yeol Yoon: The universal values pursued by NATO, such as peace and security, human rights and democracy, are perfectly aligned with the policy direction of the new government.]
President Yun includes Kim Seung-hee, nominee for Minister Park Soon-ae, and Kim Seung-gyeom, candidate for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. We plan to look into domestic issues such as torrential rains along with whether or not to appoint a new person.