President Yoon attends East Asia Summit today...North Korea nuclear issue is also on the agenda

South Korean President Yoon Seo-gyul, who was in the midst of a summit meeting related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), attended the East Asia Summit (EAS) today, the 7th local time.
Summit). The EAS is a strategic forum where the leaders of 18 countries in East Asia gather to discuss major regional and international security issues.
The day before, First Deputy Director of the National Security Office Kim Tae Hee-yo met with reporters and ``discussed global security issues in the region.''
``We expect that the situation will continue,'' and that ``diverse opinions will be expressed from various countries regarding threats to regional security, including the war in Ukraine, peace in the South China Sea, Myanmar, and the North Korean nuclear issue.''
In response, President Yoon plans to clarify his stance on regional security and peace issues and deliver a message on what role the Republic of Korea will play.
The day before, President Yoon attended the Korea-ASEAN+3 Summit and actively criticized North Korea's nuclear and missile development. President Yoon of Indonesia
“North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats pose a grave threat to the peace of the Korean Peninsula and neighboring regions,” he said at the ASEAN-ROK summit held at the Ajakarta Convention Center (JCC).
Ta. President Yun emphasized that North Korea's nuclear and missile threats are a direct challenge to the international non-proliferation regime, and said, ``ASEAN is committed to supporting the efforts of the international community to achieve the complete denuclearization of North Korea.''
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