Minister Jeong Eui-yong Attends NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting to Discuss 'Ukraine and Korean Peninsula' Issues

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 5th that Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the 7th to discuss cooperation measures regarding the Ukraine situation and the Korean Peninsula issue.

Minister Chung plans to attend the NATO-Partner Countries Joint Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss cooperation measures to address global security challenges and strengthen the international norms-based order.

Minister Chung is expected to speak on the Ukraine situation, the Korea-NATO partnership, and issues related to the Korean Peninsula.

This is the first time a South Korean foreign minister has attended a NATO foreign ministers' meeting.

NATO has invited, in addition to member countries, four Asia-Pacific partner countries (South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand), as well as Ukraine, Sweden, Finland, Georgia, and the European Union (EU) to hold a joint meeting.

During this visit, Minister Chung plans to hold bilateral talks with the NATO Secretary General and foreign ministers of key countries to discuss bilateral cooperation measures, the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the Ukraine situation, and other major issues.

Earlier, on the 24th of last month, regarding North Korea's ICBM launch, Minister Chung spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and agreed to meet during the NATO foreign ministers' meeting to continue close cooperation and consultations on the Korean Peninsula issue and major regional and global matters.

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said, “We are coordinating bilateral consultations between Minister Chung and Secretary Blinken.”