South Korea's National Security Advisor: ”Trump has strong interest in shipbuilding cooperation”

South Korea's National Security Advisor Wi Seong-rak said on the 26th that he has learned that U.S. President Donald Trump "has a strong interest in cooperation in the field of shipbuilding."
On the same day, Wei attended the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit on behalf of President Lee Jae-myung. After returning to Korea, he told reporters, "I have had some relations with President Trump.
"The conversation was not long, just a short chat," he said, but added, "Even just a few words from the conversation showed that he had a strong interest in shipbuilding.
President Trump, who has emphasized the rebuilding of the U.S. shipbuilding industry and the containment of China's maritime hegemony, has emphasized cooperation with South Korea, the biggest competitor of China's shipbuilding industry.
During his meeting with US Secretary of State Marcos Benjamin Lee Rubio at the NATO summit, Wei said, "It can be seen that there has been some progress in holding a Korea-US summit."
"The fact that we have come to an agreement to move forward with the ROK-U.S. summit can be considered an achievement," he said. "Trade-related negotiations and discussions on security issues are also underway. We will work to enhance these discussions."
"We agreed to make preparations to ensure that the summit is a success," he said. He also said that while they did not go into detail about the tariff negotiations, they did discuss them, and that "the overall
The two sides discussed the overall direction of the ROK-U.S. negotiations and agreed to work toward swift progress in tariff negotiations and creating a synergistic effect with discussions on security issues, and to pursue negotiations in the direction of strengthening trust and solidarity in the ROK-U.S. alliance.
Regarding his meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, who attended on behalf of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Wei said, "I proposed a direct meeting,
"We had a general dialogue about issues of mutual interest. It was a friendly atmosphere," he said. "I explained that we are ready to respond if Japan makes a good gesture."
Regarding the resumption of shuttle diplomacy, he said, "I proposed trying out this type of diplomatic approach between South Korea and Japan that is not bound by formalities, so I am looking forward to such an attempt."
In addition, Wei said, "The topic of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea came up during bilateral talks with several people," and added, "Since the current situation in Ukraine is in a ceasefire phase, it is not a hot topic."
The article also said, "The North Korean nuclear issue was discussed, but only lightly."