South Korean Foreign Minister: ”South Korea-Russia relations depend on Russian actions”

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yeol said on the 15th that "how South Korea-Russia relations will develop in the future will depend on Russia's actions."
On the same day, Cho delivered a special speech at the inaugural meeting of the Global Foreign and Security Forum held at the National Assembly Building, where he
"In the current international situation, it is not possible to maintain relations with Russia as if nothing had happened," he said.
"Under the constraints of the Ukraine war, the recently concluded North Korea-Japan
"The harsh reality is that the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and Russia has made this even more difficult," he said. "We are a responsible member of the international community and will continue to support international efforts regarding the war in Ukraine.
"We will join the international community in taking firm action against any actions that threaten our security," he said.
"The government will protect the rights and interests of Korean citizens and companies that have advanced into Russia," he said.
Regarding China-Korea relations, he added, "Although our systems and ideologies are different, both Korea and China have established strong relations with the United Nations and other international organizations.
"We have in common the desire not to undermine the norm-based international order symbolized by the WTO and other international organizations," he said. "Russia and North Korea have violated UN Security Council resolutions and are drawing closer than ever before.
"The repeated provocative actions on the Korean Peninsula using this as a backing are also against China's interests," Zhao said.
"We should develop a stable Korea-China relationship and cooperate in areas where we have common interests," he said. "To achieve this, we will strengthen strategic communication with China at various levels in the future."
"We will minimize sources of conflict and further increase trust between our two countries as we achieve substantial results through cooperation in areas such as the economy, people-to-people and cultural exchanges," he said.
Regarding the Korean Peninsula Nuclear Deterrence Operation Guidelines announced at the US-ROK summit, Zhao said, "We will strengthen the effectiveness of extended deterrence and strengthen the ROK-U.S. alliance.
The agreement will contribute substantially to upgrading the alliance to a nuclear-based alliance.
"Through this declaration, the 16 troop-contributing nations that joined the war under the command of the United Nations Command expressed their joint intention to once again unite and immediately oppose any recurrence of armed attacks," it said.
Cho continued, "The UN Command continues to play an even more important role than ever before for peace on the Korean Peninsula, and in this regard, we welcomed Germany's intention to join the UN during the Korea-Germany summit."
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