Yoon Orders Emergency Response for Heavy Rain in Ukraine... "Please Respond with Full Effort"

Received Damage Report from Prime Minister Han and Directed Response

On the 15th (local time), President Yoon Suk-yeol received a report on the damage caused by heavy rain in South Korea while in Ukraine and instructed measures to be taken.

On the same day, President Yoon held a video conference with the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in Seoul, attended by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, immediately before a joint press announcement after concluding a summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Through the video call, President Yoon checked the flood damage situation related to the heavy rain. He instructed Prime Minister Han to "mobilize all available government resources, including the military and police, to fully respond to the disaster."

President Yoon Suk-yeol, who completed a state-level official visit schedule in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, made a sudden visit to Ukraine and visited the Wall of Remembrance for Fallen Soldiers in Kyiv on the 15th (local time).

That day, President Yoon held a summit with President Zelensky. It is known that through this meeting, they discussed ways to expand support for Ukraine and the participation of Korean companies in post-war reconstruction projects. Some details of the discussions between the two leaders are also expected to be disclosed. Earlier, President Yoon attended the official welcoming ceremony from 11:10 a.m. to 11:20 a.m., held a 65-minute one-on-one meeting from 11:20 a.m. to 12:25 p.m., and then a 45-minute expanded meeting until 1:10 p.m.