It seems that the U.S.'s "Indo-Pacific prosperity" and Korea's "end-of-war economy" were exchanged in the South Korea-U.S. security chief consultation.
President Moon Jae-in, at a press conference for the summit with Australia on the 13th, said, "It was not requested, and it is not being considered," in response to the US question about the 'diplomatic boycott' of the Beijing Olympics. In principle, I expressed my support for it,” he said.
President Moon Jae-in on the 17th said, "The declaration of an end to the war will maximize the geopolitical advantage of the Korean Peninsula that connects the continent and ocean and become the starting point for peace to become an economy." said.US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln unveiled the new Indo-Pacific strategy at a lecture at the National University of Indonesia on the 14th, saying, "Under President Biden's direction, we are envisioning a comprehensive Indo-Pacific economic framework."
After meeting with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House on October 12, Security Director Suh Hoon told reporters, “We once again reaffirm the sincerity of the United States that there is no hostile policy toward North Korea and that the United States will meet and talk with North Korea anytime, anywhere without conditions. We reconfirmed it,” he said.
After the meeting, the US NSC press release stated, "Chief Sullivan and Assistant Secretary Sullivan requested that North Korea enter serious and sustainable diplomacy toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," without mentioning an 'end of war declaration'. During the summit, they emphasized the important role of the ROK-U.S. alliance as a linchpin for peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific,” he said.
After the meeting with China's Foreign Affairs Bureau member Yang Jiechi in Tianjin on December 2nd, Director Suh spoke of "supporting the declaration of an end to the war", and the Chinese Foreign Ministry's press release only stated "Korea supports the Beijing Olympics" without mentioning the declaration of an end to the war.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivered a keynote speech at the 'Self-Defense-2021' arms exhibition on October 12, saying, "South Korea and the United States are not our main enemies." no,” he said.
The Moon Jae-in administration negotiated denuclearization of North Korea through arms increase with the Trump administration, and after entering the Biden administration, North Korea demanded that South Korea and the US withdraw its hostile policy and included South Korea's arms increase in its hostile policy.
President Moon Jae-in said at a press conference at the summit between the two countries on the 13th, "The two countries agreed to continue to cooperate for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, lasting peace, and peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region." We will strengthen strategic defense cooperation with
In a remark at the joint press conference for the Korea-Australia summit in Australia on the same day, President Moon said, "The two countries have decided to expand cooperation in the defense, defense industry, cyber and security fields in order to strengthen strategic cooperation for regional stability, peace and prosperity." On the same day, the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding with the Australian Ministry of National Defense for 30 South Korean K9 self-propelled guns and 15 K10 ammunition-carrying vehicles at an amount of about 760 billion won to 1.9 trillion won.
President Moon continued, "We are not considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics," he said.
At a briefing with a spokesperson on October 26, Sullivan said, "There may be some differences in perspective (between South Korea and the United States) on the order, timing, and conditions of each phase." "It is fundamentally consistent," he said, adding, "I don't want to talk too openly about intensive discussions with the Korean government."
"The recent discussions by State Department Special Representative for North Korea Seong Kim have been very productive and constructive," said Sullivan on the October 19 negotiations between South Korea-U.S. foreign minister Noh Kyu-deok and US State Department representative Sung Kim.
U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Jalina Porter responded to Australia's remarks by President Moon on the 13th that he had never been invited to participate in the Olympic diplomatic boycott. “We have informed our allies and partners of this decision.”
In response to a question that the US State Department phone briefing said, 'President Moon said that he had never received an invitation to participate (boycott) from any country, including the United States,' he replied, "We clearly informed our allies and partners of our decision and discussed it." The Dong-A Ilbo reported today.
It appears that President Moon's remarks were based on a meeting between Chief Executive Officer Suh and aide Sullivan.