Democratic presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung spoke of peace for “residents of the Korean Peninsula,” and the assistant secretary of state revealed the gap with “regional security on the Korean Peninsula.”
In the remarks made public during the meeting with the Democratic Party on the 11th, Candidate Lee stated that "the issue of peace on the Korean Peninsula is a critical matter that depends on the survival of many people living in the Republic of Korea and the Korean Peninsula," and that the residents of North and South Korea have peace. "The government is aiming for a strong alliance, and it places great importance on the security and defense of the Korean Peninsula and various allies, including South Korea," he said.
During the interview, Candidate Lee said, "I hope that the alliance will become a good opportunity for the ROK-U.S. alliance to become more advanced and to develop rationally. I would like to express my gratitude for the government's economic and military support and cooperation to the Korean government. I look forward to seeing the ROK-U.S. alliance continue to grow and develop into an economic alliance and a global partnership. I hope that the US-Korea relationship will grow and develop much more rationally as the
“The most important thing is that our government believes in a strong alliance,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary Crettenbrink. "The United States will continue to support Korea's move as a South Korean ally and a very close global partner," he said. "he said.
Candidate Lee's remarks heralded the transformation of an economic alliance in the future based on the succession of President Moon Jae-in's Panmunjom Declaration at the May Korea-U.S. summit and the succession of power-based peace through strong armaments.
Mark Lambert, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, asked, "Why does South Korea not engage in the issue of Japanese abductees?" in a Washington meeting with Lee Seok-hyeon, senior vice president of the Advisory Council for Democratic, Peace, and Unification on the 28th of last month. It is known that we will talk about it when it is done,” the Dong-A Ilbo reported on the 10th, citing a government official.
The Dong-A Ilbo also reported that during a visit to South Korea by Sung Kim, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea at the State Department last month, it was reported that the U.S. position had been delivered to the South Korean government, saying that it would be difficult to accept South Korea's proposal for an end-of-war declaration unless North Korea came to the table for dialogue.
When asked at the National Assembly on the 11th whether the declaration of an end to the war would reach an acceptable agreement, Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong responded negatively, saying, “I do not view it as optimistically.
Park Soo-hyeon, chief communications officer at the Blue House, said, "The increase in defense spending was 8.76% under the Roh Moo-hyun administration, 5.32% under the Lee Myung-bak administration, 3.98% under the Park Geun-hye administration, and 6.50% under the Moon Jae-in administration. , the Lee Myung-bak administration at 5.86%, the Park Geun-hye administration at 4.65%, and the Moon Jae-in administration at 7.38%, suggesting that the progressive government is overwhelming the conservative government. He gave a commemorative speech that his first and greatest responsibility was to create and protect lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, and he had greater confidence and pride than ever before. It was a declaration ceremony saying that it has become the world's sixth-largest military power," he said.
Foreign Minister Jeong said at the National Assembly on the 11th that he had delivered (to North Korea) an opinion to consider the Pope's visit to North Korea during the inter-Korean dialogue.
President Moon continued his “support for peace on the Korean Peninsula” during his European tour following the G20 summit in Rome and a meeting with the Pope at the end of last month.