While the firestorm of the massive corruption scandal continues to rattle the country,... Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn has called for a thorough review of strategies to tackle the diplomatic and security challenges South Korea is currently facing... at a meeting with key ambassadors.
Our Kwon Soa reports.
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Monday... the recent challenges surrounding the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia are as difficult as never before... during a review of the diplomatic and security issues South Korea is confronting.
In a meeting with South Korea's ambassadors to the United States, China, Japan, Russia and the United Nations,... Hwang underscored the rising threats from North Korea.
"Not only is North Korea's advancement of its nuclear and missile development raising the level of insecurity on the Korean Peninsula, but the possibility of additional provocations or deceptive moves for dialogue during the transition of the U.S. government are being brought up."
The prime minister encouraged related ministries to do their utmost to make citizens feel secure, despite the current internal and external difficulties,... and called for multilateral ways to maintain communication with other countries.
"In terms of our relations with neighboring countries, we must sufficiently explain that our diplomacy and security policies are being pushed forward in an unshakeable manner, and we have to continue cooperation on solving the North Korea nuclear issue."
The remarks appeared to a reference to concerns about a diplomatic vacuum in South Korea,... due to the current political turmoil,... and tensions with China,... due to its opposition to the U.S. missile defense system THAAD,... and Japan,... due to the recent installation of a statue in the southeastern city of Busan that symbolizes the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery.
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se is expected to discuss these issues and ways to implement the major diplomatic tasks of the year... at a separate meeting with the key ambassadors.
Kwon Soa, Arirang News.
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