The US Congressional Presidency issued a joint statement on “diplomatic denuclearization,” and US House Speaker Pelosi called for “strong economic ties with the IPEF” from the Korean National Assembly.
A joint press release between the Presidents of the Republic of Korea and the United States announced on the 3rd that "through international cooperation and diplomatic dialogue, we will actively support the efforts of the two governments for practical denuclearization and the establishment of peace."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in her press release that day, "referring to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), an economic zone initiative launched by the Biden administration to combat China, and stronger ties in areas such as security and economy," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. appealed Kim Jong-un also discussed the North Korean nuclear issue.”
Regarding the announcement of the phone call from the South Korean president's office, Yomiuri said, "Pelosi urged US-ROK cooperation to create an 'open and free Indo-Pacific' order. There was no mention of Pelosi's visit to Taiwan or China."
Regarding the phone call that day, Kim Tae-hyo, 1st Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Security, said, "(Chairman Pelosi) introduced each person in attendance, and a one-on-one discussion was held between President Yoon and a member of the House of Representatives. He said, "We talked quite concretely, such as foreign, defense, technological cooperation, women, youth, climate change, etc."
Regarding the '40-minute phone call with Pelosi', Deputy Director Kim said, "It was a '1+5 meeting' format, in which five lawmakers, including the chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Gregory Mix, were present."
The phone call was requested by the presidential office first, and Democratic Party Chairman Pelosi switched to a “greeting” rather than a “meeting” by adopting a phone call with all five members of the delegation.
The Republican Senate Armed Services Committee secretary announced on the 3rd that South Korea's arms export contract to Poland was "reconstruction of the arsenal of democracy."
Republican Senator James Inhof, secretary of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement on the Korea-Poland arms deal, "It is encouraging that our allies in Asia and Europe are working together to strengthen our defense capabilities." More can and must be done to rebuild the 'arsenal of democracy' across our key security partners," he tweeted.
The Minister of Defense of Poland on the 2nd said, "Cooperation with South Korea is not at the level of filling the gaps in the Polish military, but a strategic approach. This is not filling the gaps we have in our "This is a strategic approach," the Voice of America (VOA) reported.
Poland, an ally with North Korea in the past, became a NATO member, and after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, the standing army of 170,000 was drastically increased to 300,000 and provided weapons to Ukraine.
On the 27th of last month, the Polish Ministry of Defense signed a contract to import and invest in local production, including 980 K-2 tanks, 648 K9 self-propelled guns, and 48 A-50 light attack aircraft, from Korean companies on the 27th of last month for rapid armament reinforcement.
The military contract is known as a local development investment in cooperation with Polish defense companies on the import of some finished products.