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Controversy over ‘cancellation of condolences, top work, bad words’ … Quiet and confidential schedule, including visits from Ms. Kim and veterans
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President Yoon Seok-yeol returned to Korea on the 23rd (local time) after a five-day, seven-day tour of Britain, the United States and Canada.
It was a program that actually went around the world, visiting London, England, where Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral was strictly observed, New York, USA, where the 77th United Nations General Assembly was held, and Toronto and Ottawa, Canada, for the Korea-Canada Summit.
Since all three countries are the main allies of the Western camp that participated in the Korean War, it is interpreted as the continuation of the principle of “diplomacy of the value of liberal democracy” emphasized by the Yun Seok-yeol administration.
Economic diplomacy with key supply chain alliances was also a point to watch.
In the process, “discussions” continued, including the controversy over the “cancellation of condolences” in relation to the London funeral program, the noise surrounding the talks between the two Koreas and the United States in New York, and the controversy over language. slanderous of President Yoon at the end of the tour.
The presidential office gives meaning to maximizing contacts with top management and broadening consensus on resolving pending issues in a situation where there were many toxic variables, but the opposition is raising the level of criticism, defining it a “diplomatic disaster”, so the aftershock should continue for the time being.
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◇ Emphasis on ‘free solidarity theory’ in the three major Western allies
The President’s Office cited a speech at the UN General Assembly as the highlight of this trip.
It is said to be the debut phase of the United Nations after the inauguration of President Yoon and the optimal event to inform the international community of the “diplomacy of value” of the Yun Seok-yeol administration.
The watchwords of the speech at the United Nations General Assembly on the 20th (local time) were ‘freedom’ and ‘solidarity’.
In a speech titled “Freedom and Solidarity: Seeking Solutions in a Transition Period”, President Yoon stressed that peace and prosperity can be achieved when countries that share the value of freedom abide by international norms and the system. United Nations and strengthen solidarity.
The word that appeared the most was ‘freedom’ (21 times).
There has been no direct mention of North Korea and North Korea’s nuclear program, which has appeared on the regular menu of past presidents’ speeches at the United Nations.
In the same way, the tribute to Queen Elizabeth II is interpreted as “defender of freedom and peace”.
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Various high-level diplomacies continued.
President Yoon held summit talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
He also had a separate meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
The summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who received the most attention, took place in the form of a 30-minute brief.
According to the presidential office, US President Joe Biden and US President Joe Biden met once at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London and twice in New York for a “short speech”.
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President Yoon has also carried out various economic and diplomatic programs.
In New York it supported an investment of $ 1.15 billion through the ‘Investor Round Table’ and in Canada, a country rich in mineral resources, it focused on ensuring a stable supply chain for major minerals such as lithium and cobalt.
The New York Initiative, which contains an idea to guide the digital order, was presented at the New York University (NYU) forum.
President Yoon stressed: “We must realize the universal values of freedom, solidarity and human rights in the real world and in the digital world,” he stressed.
It has strengthened economic and security cooperation with Canada.
After the second summit meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau after the inauguration, President Yun posted on Facebook: “We have signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) for key mining cooperation between the Korean and Canadian companies and AMAT, the number of Canada. Decided to invest in a large-scale research and development center in
“At a time when supply chain links between countries that share values become more important, active cooperation with Canada is needed,” he said.
President Biden made three contacts, citing South Korea’s concerns about the “US Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA), expressed his readiness to have serious discussions, and held a ROK-US call via the Security Council. national (NSC) of the two countries The order to intensively review the exchange is also considered an economic and diplomatic achievement.
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◇ From the controversy of British condolences to the ‘noise’ of the Korea-USA-Korea-Japan summit
As this is a tour with many variables due to the schedule, there have been frequent gossip and various controversies have become the object of attack by the opposition party.
The day before the funeral, 18 (local time), the day before the funeral, a plan to visit Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin was kept, and pay homage to the failed remains, sparked controversy over the annulment of the funeral.
The presidential office explained: “Traffic conditions in the city were not good the day I arrived in London.”
However, the Democratic Party has launched an offensive, calling it “poor preparation” and “diplomacy condolences without condolences”.
In New York, the first planned Korea-US official summit could not be held because US President Biden sharply curtailed the UN diplomatic program.
President Yoon chose to attend an event hosted by President Biden as “Plan B” and have a quick chat, but the conversation only lasted about 48 seconds.
The presidential office was significant as the National Security Council (NSC) of the two countries discussed the agenda closely in advance and the leaders of the Republic of Korea and the United States met in person and “endorsed it. “.
The argument is that actual content is more important than chat time.
The Korea-Japan Summit, held for the first time in two years and nine months, also took place as a 30-minute brief.
It has been interpreted that the Japanese side tried to reduce the meaning by using the expression “gandam” instead of the talks.
The fact that President Yun visited Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and that the Taegeukgi was not prepared for the meeting also became a target of opposition attacks.
President Yoon’s “profanity controversy” became a hot topic at the end of the tour.
Shortly after meeting President Biden, he was caught on camera and said, “And if these people don’t approve of Congress, I’ll be offended by ○○○.”
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Some critics pointed out that President Yoon was belittling the United States Congress and mocking Biden.
It was the result of the National Assembly’s interpretation as the United States Congress and ○○○ as ‘Biden’.
However, the presidential office explained that President Yoon pointed to the huge opposition party in the Korean National Assembly, not the United States Congress, and that XXX was also “Biden”, not “Blow Me”.
It was explained that President Yoon was worried in advance that he would not be able to manage the relative agenda due to opposition from the Democratic Party, which occupied a majority in parliament after promising to donate $ 100 million to the global fund.
The Democratic Party has launched an offensive, demanding an apology from the president and the immediate dismissal of the diplomatic line.
It was belatedly learned that President Yun’s wife, Kim Kun-hee, had a solo program on the tour.
Initially, it only appeared in the media at events usually held with married couples, such as Korean dating, but after the program was finished, the schedule of private visits was revealed.
First Lady Kim visited Veterans’ House in New Jersey, USA at 10:00 am on the 21st, when President Yoon was in New York.
It is a care facility for veterans and their families, including Korean War veterans.
On the 23rd, the last day of the tour, I visited the Canadian National Museum of Art and Veterans’ Nursing Hospital in Ottawa, Canada.
During his visit to the NATO summit in June, when the controversy over the use of expensive precious metals became controversial, this time Kim wore almost no accessories except the Taegeukgi badge.
While boarding and disembarking from Air Force Unit 1, the figure of bowing deeply without raising his hand as President Yoon in greeting attracted attention.
/ yunhap news
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