South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told US lawmakers that it is necessary to speed up trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States to counter increasing North Korean nuclear threats
WASHINGTON, April 27 - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday it is necessary to speed up trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States to counter increasing North Korean nuclear threats, and said the world must not "shy away" from promoting freedom for the North.
Yoon, on the fourth day of a state visit to mark the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-South Korean alliance, also vowed in a speech to a joint meeting of Congress that South Korea would actively work to safeguard the freedom of the people of Ukraine and support their reconstruction efforts. He was greeted with a standing ovation and repeated loud cheers in a packed House of Representatives chamber by members of the House and Senate.
Yoon paid tribute to the U.S. sacrifice to defend freedom against communism in the 1950-53 Korean War, as well as the work of 19th century U.S. missionaries to advance women's status in Korea.On Wednesday, Yoon met President Joe Biden at the White House and the United States pledged to give South Korea more insight into its
over any conflict with North Korea, amid anxiety over Pyongyang's growing arsenal of missiles and bombs.South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol waves as he concludes his address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress while Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy applaud in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. April 27, 2023.
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