South Korean President Yoon Sung-ryul will visit the United States at the end of next month and hold a summit meeting with President Biden, demonstrating the strong alliance between the United States and South Korea in the face of the threat of nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. I want to.
The South Korean presidential office announced on the night of the 7th that President Yoon Sung-ryul will visit the United States as a state guest at the end of next month and hold a summit meeting with President Biden.
It will be the first time in 12 years for a South Korean president to visit the United States as a state guest since President Lee Myung-bak in 2011.
This year, South Korea and the United States will celebrate the 70th anniversary of their alliance.
South Korea's presidential office emphasized the significance of the visit, saying, "It will be a turning point in the evolution of the South Korea-US alliance, which is rated as one of the most successful alliances in history, to a more active one."
At the summit, it is expected that the three countries, including Japan, will strengthen cooperation among the three countries, including Japan, by discussing the strengthening of "extended deterrence," which protects South Korea with deterrence, including the United States' nuclear forces, and economic security. You can
With North Korea's nuclear and missile threats increasing, the South Korean government intends to demonstrate the strong alliance between the United States and South Korea through the visit to the United States.