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President Yoon Seok-yeol delivered a speech at the UN General Assembly for the first time since taking office at dawn on the 21st.
In his speech, President Yoon said that when freedom is threatened, the international community must come together to overcome it.
Reporter Ki-tae Kim reports from New York.
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At the 77th General Discussion of the UN General Assembly, President Yun Seok-yeol took the podium for the 10th time.
In a speech that lasted about 12 minutes, President Yoon focused on 'freedom' and 'solidarity'.
Today, the international community has diagnosed that "the world's civil liberties and peace are threatened by nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction and collective violations of human rights", and suggested 'solidarity' between liberal and democratic countries as a solution to overcome the complex crisis.
[President Seok-Yeol Yoon: The starting point for overcoming the crisis and finding a solution is to respect and solidify the international norms system and the UN system.]
As the main tasks to be solved, President Yoon said, bridging the gap.
President Yun Seok-yeol emphasized that countries with economic and technological prowess should actively help those that are not.
He mentioned that Korea has developed from a country that receives help from the international community to a country that helps, and said that he would actively engage in so-called 'contribution diplomacy' that fulfills its responsibilities and roles in the international community.
[President Seok-Yeol Yoon: We are further expanding our contribution to strengthening the global health system, such as committing $300 million to the ACT-A initiative
and $30 million to the World Bank's Financial Intermediation Fund.]
No direct message was included in this speech.
A high-ranking official at the presidential office explained, "President Yoon's comments about weapons of mass destruction and human rights issues are indirect messages to North Korea."