[정치]President Moon’Silent Birthday’…Diplomacy with the United States,’Step by Step’ from Higher Level

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President Moon Jae-in, who celebrated his 69th birthday today, spent a quiet day receiving congratulations from the leaders of each country including Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The urgent task of communication and policy coordination with the newly launched U.S. Biden administration along with the COVID-19 quarantine immediately lies in front of President Moon.

Reporter Na Yeon-soo reports.

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President Moon Jae-in celebrated his fourth birthday at the Blue House after taking office.

Previously, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the flower basket and Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada over the phone.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has been celebrating President Moon’s birthday every year, also sent a congratulatory letter last week.

On her birthday last year, she made a surprise appearance on a radio program, but President Moon had a’quiet birthday’ this year than any other year.

The situation of Corona 19 is still heavy, but communication with the newly launched US Biden administration is currently an urgent issue.

The White House has already formalized a full review of its strategy toward North Korea.

[젠 사키 / 미국 백악관 대변인 : 우리는 미국민과 동맹국들을 안전하게 지키기 위한 새로운 전략을 채택할 것입니다.]

Instead of the “top-down” method of former President Trump, meticulous negotiations by working-level staff are expected to be the basis, and close coordination between the ROK and the United States has become more important in the process of promoting the peace process on the Korean Peninsula, which has been focused on understanding and communication between the leaders of the two Koreas.

The ROK-US and the United States agreed to promote the summit as soon as possible, and then worked hard to adjust the normal call schedule. First, National Security Officer Seo Hoon Seo spoke with the new counterpart, US Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

[강민석 / 청와대 대변인 : 양측은 최근 한반도 정세에 대한 평가를 공유하고, 한반도 비핵화와 평화 정착이라는 목표 달성을 위해 한미가 공동으로 협의하고 노력해 나가기로 뜻을 모았습니다.]

In particular, after the National Security Council and the NSC decided to communicate closely and frequently, the very next day, Defense Minister Seo-wook and new Defense Minister Lloyd Austin held a currency and reaffirmed the close cooperation with the solid ROK-US alliance.

Candidate Eui-yong Chung, the first head of the National Security Office of the Moon Jae-in administration, who played in the front line of North American negotiations, also came to work on holidays and received a work report.

As President Moon said that the peace process on the Korean Peninsula is not an option, it is a’must go’, the government is expected to coordinate the meeting schedule between the leaders after exchanging the stance of policy toward North Korea with the new US administration through communication between relevant ministries for the time being. .

YTN Na Yeonsu[[email protected]]is.

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