Rejection of previous proposal to participate in reconstruction of Ukraine
“There is no plan at all” in a report on a visit to Ukraine in July
“How would you do that to a country at war?”
President Yun Seok-yeol, who is visiting Japan as an observer of the G7 summit, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who unexpectedly attended the G7 summit, shake hands during the extended session of the G7 summit held at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima on the 21st. 2023.5.21 joint coverage
It was reported on the 26th that President Yoon Seok-yeol rejected the suggestion of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a recent summit meeting that South Korea should first express its intention to participate in the reconstruction project, saying, “How would you do that to a country at war?”
President Yoon mentioned this in relation to the Korea-Ukraine summit held on the occasion of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan on the 21st in a recent closed-door meeting with presidential office staff, multiple presidential office officials reported.
President Yoon said that he received advice from then-President Zelensky about the need to first express his intention to participate in reconstruction of Ukraine ahead of his first summit. That’s why I didn’t talk about it first.”
“Participation in reconstruction of Ukraine, Zelensky first mentioned in Hiroshima”
President Yoon Seok-yeol (first from right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (second from left) attend a bilateral meeting held separately from the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan on the 21st. President Zelensky expressed his appreciation for South Korea’s humanitarian and non-lethal (equipment) support at the meeting that day. 2023.05.21 Yonhap News
According to officials in the presidential office and Yonhap News, the issue of Korea’s participation in reconstruction was discussed at the Hiroshima summit when President Zelensky first mentioned it.
“The two leaders agreed on the need for cooperation between the two countries for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, and agreed to continue providing necessary support so that excellent Korean companies can participate in the reconstruction project and contribute to rapid post-war recovery,” the presidential office said in a written briefing by Spokesman Lee Do-woon after the meeting. did,” he said.
The Ukrainian reconstruction project, which restores buildings, railways, roads, and military facilities destroyed by the Russian military attack over the past year, is expected to reach a scale of about 1,200 trillion won.
The international community’s movement to participate in the project, dubbed the ‘Second Marshall Plan’, is also getting busier.
On the other hand, President Yoon mentioned again that comments criticizing President Zelensky in relation to the outbreak of the war in Ukraine were made in the passport at the time of the former Moon Jae-in administration, and it was reported that he criticized them to the effect of “are those comments helpful to our national interest?” .
Previously, in a TV debate on February 25 last year, when he was a presidential candidate, Lee Jae-myeong, representative of the Democratic Party, said, “A 6-month-old novice politician became president and declared joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), provoking Russia, and eventually collided.” have spoken
Reporter Kwon Yoon-hee
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2023-05-26 09:49:42
