By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol received U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, who is visiting South Korea, and exchanged views on ways to advance the U.S.-ROK alliance on Aug. 26. The President welcomed the visit of Chairman Reed, who has done much for the U.S.-ROK alliance, including urging the Senate Armed Services Committee to strengthen the U.S. commitment to deter expansion toward South Korea, and asked him to continue to play an important role in the U.S. Congress for the continued development of the alliance, which has evolved into a “globa
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee hosted an event to encourage the Korean athletes of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Seoul on Aug. 22. The theme of the event, “You, who represented Korea, are the heroes of all of us,” was to honor the athletes who competed with the smallest number of athletes (since the 1984 Olympics) and delivered the best performance in history, inspiring and delighting the nation. The event was organized to honor not only the athletes and coaches who have raised the profile of K-Sports on the world stage with their passi
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young On Aug. 21, the third day of the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Army Ground Operations Command (GOC) to inspect the military readiness and status of the exercise and to encourage the South Korean and U.S. soldiers participating in the exercise. As a command and control unit of about 250,000 soldiers, more than half of the ROK Armed Forces, the Army GOC is the core unit of national defense that deter North Korea's provocations through training, combat readiness, and ground alert operations in peacetime, and commands al
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol chaired the “Eulji National Security Council” at the Crisis Management Center of the National Security Office on Aug. 19 and reviewed the country's ability to conduct total war in case of wartime and the wartime transition procedures by agencies. The President recalled that North Korea threatens our security by continuing to incite propaganda against South Korea and release filthy balloons while seeking to upgrade its nuclear and missile capabilities, and instructed us to “prepare for and have the capability to respond strongly to any
Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida adopted a joint statement on Aug. 18, saying, “We have an unwavering belief that cooperation between the Republic of Korea, the United States, and Japan is indispensable to respond to today's challenges and will lay the foundation for a prosperous future.” It comes a year after the three leaders held a trilateral summit at Camp David, U.S., on Aug. 18 last year and pledged to strengthen cooperation in areas such as security and economics. “We are committed to maintaining
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First lady Kim Keon-hee visited the Seoul National Military Cemetery to pay their respects at the gravesite of Mrs. Yuk Young-soo, the wife of the late former President Park Chung-hee, on the 50th anniversary of her death on Aug. 15. They had heard that a memorial service for the 50th anniversary of Mrs. Yuk's death would be held at the Seoul National Military Cemetery at the same time as the Liberation Day ceremony. In February, the President visited the birthplace of Mrs. Yuk Young-soo in Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, for the first
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee attended the 79th National Liberation Day ceremony at the Sejong Center for the Arts in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2024. The ceremony was attended by more than 2,000 people from all walks of life, including the bereaved families of independence heroes, leading national figures, members of the Korean diplomatic corps, representatives from all walks of life, citizens, and students, who shared the joy of liberation and its historical significance. The celebration, themed “Reclaimed Country, Great People, Greater Korea,”
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee held a dinner with former President and Mrs. Lee Myung-bak at the Presidential Office for about three hours, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Aug.12. The dinner was attended by President and Mrs. Yoon, former President and Mrs. Lee, and Presidential Secretary Chung Jin-suk. This was the first official meeting between President Yoon and former President Lee. President and Mrs. Yoon greeted former President and Mrs. Lee as they arrived at the presidential residence for the dinner. President Yoon said, "Mr. President,
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By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young | President Yoon Suk-yeol sent congratulatory telegeams to each of the 14 South Korean athletes who have won medals over the past three days at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. In his congratulations to Ban Hyo-jin, the youngest member of the Korean shooting team to win a gold medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle, the President said, “The entire nation held its breath during the last single shot of the youngest member of the Korean Olympic team in Paris and cheered when she won by 0.1 points.” He praised Ban's focus and boldness in winning Korea'
Diplomacy Jon Lee | The Central Election Commission held a meeting and a series of events today, July 26th. The primary agenda item was the preparation and high-level accomplishment of the upcoming elections for the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis and the Councils of People's Deputies in full compliance with the Constitution and laws. According to Article 128 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, are scheduled to take place on the first Sunday of the third ten-day period of October in the year their term expires. Considering that the term of the deputies of the Legislative
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The South Korean National Assembly is a mess. With political conflicts and confrontations reaching a fever pitch, the National Assembly is more focused on political strife than on policies for the people. In this situation, people's expectations of the National Assembly are getting lower and lower, which is causing serious problems across the country. It is not just politicians who are responsible for the current state of the National Assembly. The people are also at fault. They often make poor judgments in elections and are swayed by inflammatory media and f
Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young | The special envoy delegation of President Yoon Suk-yeol, comprised of Presidential Chief of Staff for Policy Sung Tae-yoon and Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Deok-geun, met with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala on July 24 and delivered a letter of thanks from President Yoon for the selection of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) as the preferred bidder for the new nuclear power plant, and discussed follow-up measures. On behalf of the Korean government and Team Korea, Sung Tae-yoon, head of the envoy delegation, expressed his gratitude for the o
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The Korea War Memorial Organization (KWO) and the U.S. Embassy in Seoul co-hosted a concert by the U.S. Navy Band at the central hall of the War Memorial Hall in Seoul on July 20. The U.S. Navy Band, which visited Korea to attend the 2024 World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) Conference, is the Navy Band of Washington Headquarters, and this is the first time it has performed in Asia. The event was attended by U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip S. Goldberg and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, Rear Admiral Neil A. Koprowski. Under the dire
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol's “sales diplomacy” played a key role in South Korea's $17.3 billion winning bid for new nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic on July 17, beating out France, according to market analysts. The Czech government has picked Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) as preferred bidder to build two nuclear reactors, marking South Korea's first overseas order for a large-scale nuclear power project since 2009. The three summits he held with the President of Czech Republic after taking office and his request for cooperation were said to ha