Korea-US-Japan summit ‘free and peaceful unification’ Yoon Seok-yeol ‘unification based on liberal democracy’ altered
In the documents of the leaders of the three countries of Korea, the United States, and Japan, President Seok-Yeol Yoon changed “support for a free and peaceful unified Korean peninsula” to “reunification based on liberal democracy.”
In a speech on the 29th, President Yoon said, "Even in the joint announcement document of the three countries, 'Principle and Spirit of Camp David', it is clearly stated that the United States and Japan support the unification based on free democracy in the Republic of Korea, and this itself is the first time in history." .
"Unification based on liberal democracy is based on the universal values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law," President Yoon said on the day.
“Our partnership is founded on shared values, mutual respect, and a united commitment to promote prosperity in our three countries, the region and the world,” the “Camp David Principles” document states. As we move forward, we want to ensure that our partnerships are guided by the principles below. As Indo-Pacific countries, Korea, the U.S. and Japan will continue to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific based on respect for international law, common norms, and common values.” and signed by President Yoon himself.
On the other hand, in the 'Camp David Spirit' among the three joint documents released by the President's Office, President Yoon stated that "we express our support for the goal of the Republic of Korea's bold initiative and support a free and peaceful unified Korean Peninsula." It is completely different from 'supporting unified America and Japan based on liberal democracy'.
The “Camp David Principles” previously released by the President’s Office on the 18th stated that “we support a free and peaceful unified Korean Peninsula.”
Among the three Camp David documents announced at the US presidential villa, the most important “Korea-US-Japan Agreement Pledge” does not contain this content at all.
The “ROK, U.S., and Japan Leaders’ Consultation Pledge,” announced on the day, “the heads of state of the Republic of Korea, the United States of America, and Japan, in order to coordinate our governments’ responses to regional challenges, provocations, and threats affecting our common interests and security, We promise to promptly negotiate with each other at the three-party level. Through these consultations, we seek to share information, harmonize messages and coordinate response actions.”
The commitment goes on to state that “our three countries reserve the freedom to take all appropriate measures to safeguard their security interests or sovereignty. This Commitment does not supersede or prejudice the commitments derived from the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty and the U.S.-Japan Mutual Cooperation and Security Treaty. The commitments to this Agreement are not intended to create any rights or obligations under international or domestic law.”
The National Unification Council, which President Yoon spoke of, is an organization based on Article 92 of the Constitution, which states that 'the Democratic and Peaceful Unification Advisory Council may be established in order to respond to the President's advice on the establishment of policies for peaceful unification'.
On the same day, President Yoon said, "The Korea-US-Japan Trilateral Summit held at Camp David on the 18th institutionalized a comprehensive cooperation system among the three countries." It is clearly indicated that the US and Japan support the ".
In the announcement, President Yoon said, "The communist totalitarian forces, their blind followers and opportunistic followers are engaging in psychological warfare to disrupt the free society with false fabrications and propaganda and incitement, and will never stop. This is the way communist totalitarianism survives. This is because it is difficult for communist totalitarianism based on fraudulent ideology to survive if adjacent free democratic countries develop." I want you to go,” he instructed.