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A high-ranking government official said that the US government responded that there was no problem in relation to the controversy over the profanity of President Yoon Seok-yeol.

As the controversy arose at the time, it is known that Ambassador Cho Tae-yong delivered to the US government the explanation of Kim Eun-hye, chief public relations officer, that he was not directly referring to President Biden.



Correspondent Seungmo Nam from Washington.



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As if conscious of the controversy surrounding the achievements of President Yoon Seok-yeol's visit to the United States at the UN General Assembly, Ambassador Cho Tae-yong gave meaning to the fact that the leaders of the Republic of Korea and the United States met three times to discuss key issues such as discrimination in electric vehicle subsidies.



[Tae-Yong Cho / Ambassador to the United States: I think it is a meaningful result to discuss our industry's concerns (related to electric vehicle subsidies) and to confirm a sincere willingness to cooperate on this issue.



] He emphasized that there is no difference of opinion between the ROK and the US.



During the tour, the South Korean government's explanation of the controversy over the profane language of President Yoon Seok-yeol was also partially revealed.



A senior official at the US embassy said he had clearly explained to a senior White House National Security Council official that the remarks were not aimed at the United States, and that the White House officials understood and responded that there was no problem.



After the media report, Ambassador Cho directly shared the explanation of Kim Eun-hye, chief public relations officer, with the White House, and it is known that our embassy delivered the same explanation to the US State Department.



In response to President Yoon's point that profanity reports could undermine the ROK-U.S. alliance, Ambassador Cho is said to be in the position that if false reports continue, it could put a burden on the ROK-U.S. relationship.



The embassy in the US said that so far, the US government or Congress has not raised a problem directly with the embassy over the issue of profanity.