In a push for a new global partnership, South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol, attended the NATO summit last week in Spain to foster economic and security collaboration with NATO members.
In his debut speech at the summit, Yoon emphasized the importance of “value-based” solidarity to protect universal values and tackle concurrent conflicts.
“Freedom and peace are guaranteed through solidarity with the international community,” Yoon said. “I hope that our cooperative relations serve as the cornerstone for solidarity that protects universal values and principles.”
Yoon also warned of ongoing conflicts and issues that endanger these values, which, according to a Reuters interview with an unnamed South Korean official, was a reference to China and Russia….