President Moon Jae-in said on the 21st, “The order of the Indo-Pacific region including the Korean peninsula is entering a period of rapid transition.” “With a strong ROK-US alliance, we will further develop cooperation with neighboring countries to make this transition period our time. When” he said.
President Moon Jae-in is speaking at the National Security Council (NSC) plenary meeting held at the Blue House on the afternoon of the 21st and a report on the affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Security. yunhap news
President Moon said at the plenary meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) presided over at the Blue House, “I hope that the two governments will work closely together to create an inclusive and open international order based on international solidarity and multilateralism that both governments aim for.” Said this.
The NSC plenary meeting presided over by President Moon is the 10th since taking office, and 22 months after the’Hanoi No Deal’ between North Korea and the US in March 2019. In particular, the meeting was held in line with the inauguration of the Biden administration in the United States as a report on the work of diplomatic and security ministries such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Unification. It means a meeting to reexamine the policy stances of the South and North Koreas that have been promoted with the Trump administration.
It is noteworthy that President Moon proposed the’India-Pacific system’ as a new framework for judging the international situation for the first time in three and a half years after taking office. The word “India-Pacific Strategy” itself contains the concept of restraining China’s expansion of power by participating allies, mainly the US. It was also an expression that symbolized the U.S.-Japan cooperation relationship in the era of’Trump-Abe’ that has continued until last year.
President Moon has refrained from using the terms Indo-Pacific in consideration of relations between Korea and China. Immediately after the Korea-US summit meeting in November 2017, the first year of his inauguration, Kim Hyun-cheol, then President’s economic adviser, said, “Japan is trying to build a diplomatic line connecting the Indo-Pacific line, but we do not need to be incorporated there.” I also made a diary.
President Moon’s change in keynote was also read in other remarks.
In particular, regarding the relationship between Japan and Japan, he emphasized that “we must not stay in the past, but gather wisdom together and develop a constructive and future-oriented relationship.” Then, he suggested the goal of “particularly, we should cooperate so that this year’s Tokyo Olympics can be successfully held, and use it as an opportunity to improve Korea-Japan relations and advance peace in Northeast Asia.”
It is analyzed that President Moon’s remarks that day were conscious of the launch of the US Biden government.
U.S. President Joe Biden took office. President Moon Jae-in presided over the NSC plenary meeting 22 months after President Biden’s inauguration and revised strategies for changes in the international situation. yunhap news
Former Foreign Minister Song Min-soon appeared on a broadcast that day and said, “The new’Biden Team’ will put a great deal of weight on uniting the three countries in response to China by uniting the three countries.”
On the one hand, there is also a claim of “manshijitan”. Professor Kim Heung-gyu of Ajou University said, “The Moon Jae-in administration has not fully understood the strategic competition situation between the US and China, and has only understood the issue of the Korean Peninsula and the international situation only to improve inter-Korean relations.” It is evaluated that he expressed his willingness to make the last effort to settle peace on the Korean Peninsula amid changes in the international situation while belatedly accepting the demands of the Biden administration.”
In fact, President Moon emphasized, “Based on a strong ROK-US alliance, we will develop the ROK-US alliance into a more comprehensive and reciprocal’responsible alliance’ by responding more proactively and proactively to the changing international order and security environment.” did.
President Moon Jae-in is taking off his mask for a remark at the National Security Council (NSC) plenary meeting held at the Blue House on the afternoon of the 21st and a report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Security. On the left is Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, which is scheduled to be replaced the day before. yunhap news
“The peace process on the Korean peninsula is not an option, but a must go. The way” he asked.
President Moon said, “I urge you to end the long stalemate after the breakdown of the Hanoi talks as soon as possible, and to make a new breakthrough in North Korea-US dialogue and inter-Korean dialogue, so that the clock of peace will move again.” “Please come with a resolution of one year.” He also said, “As the master of the fate of the Korean Peninsula, I hope that each ministry will cooperate with a more proactive attitude in securing the engine for progress in inter-Korean relations and peace process.”
On the other hand, a former high-ranking diplomatic official said that President Moon’s expressions such as’India-Pacific region’ on the same day said, “Compared to the time of Trump, when it was an amateur improvised diplomacy, the Biden administration is keeping a fairly cautious diplomatic route.” ㆍI am concerned that the strategy of the Trump administration, which was confirmed as a failure, can be maintained virtually intact while packaging it as if it was complaining of the US with the Pacific.” He also said, “I wonder if the Biden administration will have trust in the Korean government. .
President Moon Jae-in, his wife, Kim Jeong-suk, and his wife, Kim Jong-un, and his wife, Lee Seol-ju, are taking a commemorative photo on the morning of September 20, 2018 in Heaven and Earth of Mt. Pyongyang Photographic Foundation
◇“Let’s go together” = President Moon sent a congratulatory message to President Joe Biden this morning, saying, “Korea will always be with Biden in the journey of the Biden administration as a strong ally and reliable partner of the United States.” “In the near future, Biden I hope to meet with the President in person and build friendship and trust, and to have open conversations about common interests.” Prior to the celebration, he posted a congratulations on his inauguration on social media, saying, “The United States is back. The new beginning of the United States will make democracy even greater,” he said. “I support the journey toward a united United States with our people. Let’s go together.”
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