Following the meeting, ministerial-level dialogue between the United States and South Korea is also expected to resume. However, he said that rather than repairing US-South Korea relations, they should focus on building a relationship with President-elect Trump, who will take office in January next year.
According to a diplomatic source, US Deputy Secretary of State Campbell said at the Asia-Pacific Media Forum in Washington DC on the 20th that "the acting authority of the Korean
"He has decades of experience in the South Korean government and has served as ambassador to the United States, so we have a close relationship," he said. "The United States supports the administration of power under the acting South Korean ambassador."
"We will do our best to build a deep relationship," he said. "The United States has supported the constitutional measures that South Korea has taken even during times of uncertainty, and we are committed to helping South Korea control these difficult times."
"We have expressed confidence in South Korea to continue to implement martial law," he said. The South Korean government had not provided prior explanation to the U.S. government regarding the martial law, which had led to a chill in U.S.-South Korean relations.
The US canceled the fourth US-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group meeting and the first tabletop exercise (TTX), with Deputy Secretary Campbell saying, "I believe President Yun Seok-yeol made a serious misjudgment.
At the time, US Secretary of Defense Austin, who was expected to visit South Korea, also canceled his trip to South Korea and instead visited Japan.
However, with the launch of the acting authority system, U.S.-South Korean diplomacy is showing signs of normalization.
After the impeachment motion against President Yoon was passed at the Assembly, the White House held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Han and conveyed his gratitude for the resilience of South Korea's democracy and rule of law.
It is expected that a face-to-face meeting between the top diplomats of the US and South Korea will be realized under the Biden administration before the inauguration of the president.
"We plan to hold ministerial-level dialogue with the South Korean government under the acting system," he said. "We will hold dialogue through all channels, not just through the acting system."
However, some have called for strengthening dialogue not only with the Biden administration but also with President-elect Trump, given the current situation in which U.S.-South Korean diplomacy has begun to improve.
Yes, because President-elect Trump has not made any official comments about the emergency law or the passage of the impeachment motion against President Yoon.
Furthermore, after his election, President-elect Trump will be the first to announce that North Korea's Kim Jung Eun
He called the Secretary General "another person I work well with" and "I work very well with Kim Jong Un," and called for direct dialogue with North Korea.
Trump has appointed his close aide, Ambassador to Germany Grinnell, as his special envoy to handle North Korea-related matters. Grinnell has generally supported direct dialogue between President-elect Trump and Kim.
In response, there is growing support for the South Korean government to hold talks with President-elect Trump at an early stage. In particular, it could send a special envoy to the United States to coincide with President-elect Trump's inauguration, or it could take measures against North Korea.
Some have called for the appointment of a special envoy for North Korea. A Foreign Ministry official said, "There is a precedent for sending a special envoy to the US in the past, and this is something we should consider in light of future developments."
2024/12/21 07:05 KST
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