The President of South Korea tied his country’s security to the US nuclear umbrella
According to IRNA on Tuesday, CNN reported: The President of South Korea, who has been in office for only two weeks, has previously been a judicial official who is a newcomer to politics.
CNN added: “During his election campaign, Eun stressed the importance of a security alliance with the United States and called for the strengthening of military relations with the United States.”
He is opposed to former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who has sought to expand dialogue and reconcile peacefully with Pyongyang.
The American video media further reported: In an interview on Monday (yesterday, June 2, 1401), emphasizing that Seoul’s new approach is purely defensive in nature; said; “Regular military exercises are one of the primary tasks of any army in preparation for the world.
The South Korean president added in the interview that in the event of an attack on South Korea, the United States should provide assistance, including missile defense and a “nuclear umbrella”; However, he ruled out the possibility of re-establishing nuclear tactical weapons on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea does not want North Korea to collapse
CNN wrote: Contrary to Eun Suk Yool’s new position, he said in the interview that he did not want North Korea to collapse.
“What I want is common prosperity on the Korean Peninsula. I do not believe that enhancing North Korea’s nuclear capability is constructive and beneficial in maintaining international peace,” the South Korean president told CNN.
The era of appeasement with North Korea is over
The CNN news site wrote about another part of this exclusive interview: The South Korean president said in this interview that the period of appeasement with North Korea is over and any new dialogue between Seoul and Pyongyang should be initiated by “North Korean leader” Kim Jong Un To begin.
“I think the ball is in President Kim’s court, it’s his choice to start negotiations with us,” the South Korean president told CNN.
According to IRNA, while the South Korean president resumed talks with North Korea, US President Joe Biden, who visited Seoul on June 21, told reporters at a joint news conference with his South Korean counterpart: “Any meeting With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, it depends on how honest and serious he is.
The Los Angeles Times, meanwhile, wrote about the press conference: The optimistic remarks made by the US President during his joint press conference with the new President of South Korea, Eun Suk-yul, came as both leaders reacted to Pyongyang’s provocative actions. They express concern.
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