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President Yun offers two condolences to the British Queen Inviting the UK to 'Communist North Korea'

김종찬안보 2022. 9. 15. 13:32
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President Yun Seok-yeol personally paid condolences to the British embassy on the 9th, and announced his condolences to attend the funeral on the 12th, and the British government sent an invitation to 'Communist North Korea'.
On the 9th, President Yoon visited the British Embassy in Korea to pay condolences with Hwa-hwa, and wrote the guestbook notes to the media.
Britain's Reuters news agency said a foreign ministry official said, "The invitation to a communist North Korea would be at the ambassador level." In Pyongyang, there is an embassy in West London,” reported on the 14th from London.
Security Director Kim announced that the president and his wife would attend the funeral of the Queen of England on the 12th, saying, "It is expected that the key leaders of liberal democracies will gather in London. I expect (President Yoon) to pursue solidarity with the international community for freedom and peace. I expect that it will present the role of the Republic of Korea as a leader country.”
At the time of the announcement on the 12th, the President's Office announced that it was "in the process of bilateral talks with the Prime Minister of Canada for the Korea-US summit, Korea-Japan summit," and speeches at the UN General Assembly are made at the request of member states.
Kim explained the reason for attending the funeral on the same day, saying, “The UK is a friendly country that shares core values ​​with Korea and has worked closely together, and Elizabeth II is a person who has personally practiced solidarity between free and democratic countries.”
Japanese media reported on the 13th that the United States and Japan decided to hold the summit at the UN General Assembly on the 20th.
Regarding the agenda for the U.S.-Japan summit, Japanese media said, "We plan to discuss the security environment around Japan, such as China's rising pressure on Taiwan and the possibility of North Korea's nuclear test." <See North Korea’s ‘Long-Term War on Nuclear Policy’ Vs South Korea’s ‘Blocking the Free Camp’ dated September 13, 2022>

The press release of President Yoon's condolences to the British Embassy in Korea on the 9th showed that there would be no schedule for a visit to the UK for the funeral, and on the 12th, the head of the Security Office seemed to have made the announcement that the president and his wife would attend the funeral.

At a briefing on the afternoon of the 15th, Kim Tae-hyo, the first deputy chief of security, said, "At the UN General Assembly, we agreed to hold the Korea-US summit and the Korea-Japan summit, and we are adjusting the time.“, The Korea-Japan summit said, "We have not yet decided what kind of story we will talk about." 

During the meeting with the Canadian prime minister, he said, "On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties, discussions will be held on practical ways to further deepen the strategic partnership."