President Yoon meets with the UN Secretary-General... ”Cooperating with the UN to prevent North Korea's provocations”

South Korean President Yoon Seo-gyeol, who is visiting New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, said on the 19th (local time), ``We will prevent North Korea's provocations and substantially improve the human rights situation in North Korea.''
I look forward to continued cooperation." This afternoon, President Yoon held a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations Secretariat in New York, and agreed to the Korea-United Nations cooperation.
They exchanged opinions on power, the Korean Peninsula issue, and the war in Ukraine, and spoke as mentioned above. President Yun emphasized the importance of global solidarity centered on the United Nations in an era of complex crises,
"We will fulfill a responsible role that is consistent with our international status." In particular, ``As a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the 2024-2025 term, Japan will actively work to promote peace in the international community.''
He expressed his intention to make a positive contribution. President Yoon also announced South Korea's plan to contribute to establishing peace in Ukraine, which is the world's biggest concern.
Secretary-General Guterres expressed his gratitude for the activities and contributions of the Korean government to the United Nations to date, and expressed his gratitude for the Korean government's efforts as a non-permanent member of the Security Council.
I hope that during his term in office, we will continue to communicate even more closely to resolve major international issues." Secretary-General Guterres also expressed his desire to cooperate for the denuclearization of North Korea and the improvement of human rights in North Korea.
I also reconfirmed it. Kim Tae Hee-yo, First Deputy Director-General of the South Korean National Security Office, said in a press conference at the New York Press Center that day, ``President Yoon met with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and discussed nuclear issues.
They discussed human rights issues and exchanged opinions on the international community's response to the Ukraine issue and the contributions of each country." A high-ranking official in the South Korean presidential office said, ``About Russia-North Korea arms deal talks.
In response to a question about whether there was any dialogue between the two countries, the answer was, ``It is true that such discussions took place,'' but added, ``The role of the UN Secretary-General is to listen to the positions of each country as an executor in the multilateral diplomatic arena, and to work together to unite.'' What you did
"My position is to ask for cooperation and cooperation, so I have not expressed my personal position of supporting or requesting anything." Meanwhile, President Yoon will deliver the keynote speech at the United Nations General Assembly, which will be held in the early hours of the 21st in Japan-Korea time.
In his speech, he will call for a united international response to North Korea's nuclear and missile issues, and will also deliver a message of criticism of the recent Russia-North Korea summit and military exchanges such as arms deals.
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