A high-level meeting on the 20th anniversary of the PSI, the Proliferation Prevention Initiative to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, was held in Jeju.
After the delegations from each country issued a joint statement expressing their strong will to respond to illegal nuclear and missile development, a maritime interdiction drill involving multinational warships will be held today.
Reporter Jo Soo-hyun reports.
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The Proliferation Prevention Initiative, PSI, launched in 2003 led by the United States.
It has expanded into an international cooperation system involving 106 countries, including Korea, which joined in 2009.
A high-level meeting is held every five years, and this year, which marked the 20th anniversary, was held by Korea for the first time as an Asian country.
It drew more attention as it opened while North Korea continues to threaten nuclear weapons and missiles and even announced the launch of a reconnaissance satellite.
[윤석열 / 대통령 : 북한은 유엔 안보리 제재에도 불구하고 불법적으로 핵, 미사일 개발에 필요한 물자와 자금을 계속 조달하고 있습니다.]
Delegates from more than 70 countries agreed to actively respond to new non-proliferation challenges, including not only weapons of mass destruction, but also financial activities accompanied by cryptocurrencies.
[보니 젠킨스 / 미국 국무부 군비통제·국제안보 차관 : 북한의 핵·탄도미사일 추구는 평화와 안정을 위협하고 있습니다. 대량살상무기 확산을 막기 위한 국제 규범을 강화하기 위해 국제사회는 뜻을 모아야 합니다.]
Following the meeting, the ROK Navy will supervise a multinational maritime interdiction exercise in which vessels from South Korea, the US, Japan and Australia participate in the high seas southeast of Jeju.
The focus was on intercepting ships believed to be carrying weapons of mass destruction.
Ri Pyong-cheol, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, also reacted sharply, saying that this exercise made the maritime blockade against them a fait accompli.
However, the schedule was drastically reduced due to bad weather in the training area.
[전하규 / 국방부 대변인 : 한·미·일, 호주 다국적 함정 간 해상훈련을 공해상에서 약식절차 훈련으로 진행하고, 이후에 우리 해군과 해경 함정이 제주 민군복합형 내에서 승선 검색 절차 등 정박 훈련을 하는 것으로 일부 조정됐습니다.]
Although the PSI is not targeting a specific country, a Foreign Ministry official stressed that the meeting and training would be a strong message of deterrence to North Korea.
This is YTN Cho Soo-hyun from Jeju.
Cinematographer: Lee Soo-yeon
Video editing: Yeon Jin-young
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2023-05-30 15:01:00
