NATO Secretary General with the President of South Korea 🇰🇷 Yoon Suk Yeol, 11 JUL 2023

Short remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, 11 July 2023.

Secretary General welcomes NATO’s deepening partnership with South Korea

Saying that Russia’s war in Ukraine shows how security is not regional but global, Mr Stoltenberg commended South Korea for its support to Ukraine. He also expressed concern about North Korea’s provocative behavior, including nuclear activity and ballistic missile tests which violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions.

The Secretary General welcomed NATO’s deepening partnership with Seoul, including the new partnership programme between the Alliance and South Korea. This programme will further strengthen cooperation including on cyber defence, counter-terrorism, arms control, and new technologies. South Korea opened a diplomatic mission to NATO last November.

🗣 | NATO Secretary General:

Mr. President, Mr Yoon, welcome.

Thank you so much for coming here and for attending the NATO Summit.

Korea is very highly valued partner of NATO. And I appreciate very much the visit I made to your country some months ago earlier this year.

We value the partnership with you because security is not regional, security is global.

What happens in the Indo-Pacific matters for Europe, and what happens in Europe matters for the Indo-Pacific.

The war in Ukraine has global ramifications.

And I thank you for your strong position, condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine.

We are also very concerned about the nuclear and missile programs of North Korea.

This affects all NATO Allies, and just underlines the importance of all those who believe in the rules based order to stand together.

And to stand up for the rules-based international order.

I also welcome the fact that we have now finalized our programme for further partnership - the Tailored Partnership Programme.

That just highlights further how we are able to develop our partnerships.

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[stevenwalsh]

We were honored up in Alaska to see the top guys from ROK, they are welcome anytime up in the land of the Midnight Sun!

[SandraSmith-vrlc]

I find the increasing interest in Asian Pacific countries and new alliances a very hopeful global effort.

[genutesalciute]

Stand together with UKRAINE 🇺🇦 ❤ 🇱🇹

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NATO+

Also, glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t know what to do with my hands when engaged publicly but not being the one currently speaking…😂
Sharing in awkwardness ❤😂

[Gangadin-fm]

Nato+ south korea, japan, Australia, Newzealand,

[Jaz-gg]

Slovenia, 🇸🇮 ❤he still can't find good programs in NATO. They hope for better communication and legislation.

[totodan]

Why not Japan and South Korea join the NATO?

[jeffstrong]

Russia is important partner for S Korea but it will never allow EU fall under Russia. S Korea has plans to build ammunition factories in Spain and Poland. Russia is making 250, 000 artillery rounds a month while S Korea produce 300, 000 155mm NATO compatible artillery rounds a month and can produce 500, 000 a month during a war using robots in manufacturing. S Korea did not forget many European countries fought for S Korea during Korean War.