Briefing

Photo essay of President Yoon's trips to Lithuania, Poland

President Yoon Suk Yeol from July 10-15 visited Lithuania and Poland. In the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius on July 11, the president attended the NATO summit and concluded the Individually Tailored Partnership Programme (ITPP) for cooperation in 11 sectors after talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Briefing

President Yoon pledges to share more military intel with NATO

President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was attending the annual NATO summit of member and partner countries, on July 12 said, "In this hyperconnected era, the security of Europe and Asia cannot be separated," adding, "We will also expand mutual sharing of military intelligence with NATO."

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Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Republic of Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand

The Republic of Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand strongly condemn today’s long-range ballistic missile launch by North Korea. This is yet another example of how North Korea continues to violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions and pose a grave challenge to peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula, Indo-Pacific region as well as the international community.

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President Yoon, and the U.S. senator sing 'American Pie' in Lithuania

President Yoon Suk Yeol on July 10 met by chance the delegation of a U.S. senator in the old town of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, which is hosting a NATO summit, and sang "American Pie" together. In the evening, President Yoon took a walk around the old town and ran into on the way U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts, a Republican representing Nebraska, presidential spokesperson Lee Do Woon said in a news briefing on July 11.