WEBVTT 00:00.890 --> 00:04.100 So I'm delighted to to 00:05.090 --> 00:09.050 to welcome you and the delegation to so 00:09.060 --> 00:12.180 coming directly from Belgium , the long 00:12.180 --> 00:14.360 flight , I hope you had a pleasant 00:14.370 --> 00:18.270 journey on board and I'm pleased to 00:18.270 --> 00:22.120 see that the Republic of Korea uh 00:22.130 --> 00:25.800 and NATO have been steadily enhancing 00:25.800 --> 00:29.690 our partnership to address global 00:29.950 --> 00:33.510 challenges Ever since Korea became 00:33.510 --> 00:35.690 NATO's global parking in 00:35.700 --> 00:39.560 2006 . In particular . 00:39.570 --> 00:42.860 We remain thankful to 00:43.460 --> 00:46.200 NATO and the NATO member countries 00:47.050 --> 00:49.810 which came to assist us during the 00:49.820 --> 00:53.050 difficult time during the korean war 00:54.220 --> 00:58.060 and that NATO continues to support 00:58.070 --> 01:02.040 our efforts in addressing North Korea's 01:02.050 --> 01:04.450 continued nuclear and missile 01:04.460 --> 01:07.930 provocations . And 01:07.930 --> 01:10.710 given today's unprecedented global 01:10.710 --> 01:14.640 challenges , We believe that solidarity 01:14.650 --> 01:17.410 among countries that share values of 01:17.420 --> 01:20.920 freedom , democracy and rule of 01:20.920 --> 01:23.600 law is more important than ever . 01:24.780 --> 01:27.990 President Samuel and as you know , 01:28.000 --> 01:31.830 participated in the NATO summit last 01:31.830 --> 01:35.790 year in Madrid Spain for the first 01:35.790 --> 01:39.040 time as a korean president . And 01:39.050 --> 01:41.680 we are grateful for your kind 01:41.680 --> 01:45.670 invitation to the NATO summit and 01:45.680 --> 01:49.210 he expressed his strong commitment to 01:49.220 --> 01:51.260 further strengthen our partnership 01:51.970 --> 01:55.850 based on our shared values to this end . 01:55.940 --> 01:59.130 As a follow up to the NATO summit . 01:59.390 --> 02:02.390 We immediately set up our mission to 02:02.400 --> 02:06.360 NATO Message is now 02:06.360 --> 02:09.680 wearing several hats in Belgium 02:10.270 --> 02:13.270 and now we have strengthened our 02:13.280 --> 02:16.820 institutional foundation for further 02:16.820 --> 02:19.630 advancing our partnership and we look 02:19.630 --> 02:22.690 forward to working more closely with 02:22.700 --> 02:25.850 NATO to address today's emerging 02:25.860 --> 02:28.360 security threats . So once again 02:28.370 --> 02:32.180 welcome to Korea . Uh we thank you for 02:32.180 --> 02:35.270 your strong support for korean peace 02:35.270 --> 02:37.381 and stability on the korean peninsula 02:37.670 --> 02:40.630 Mr Park . It's a great honor to be back 02:40.630 --> 02:42.574 in Seoul and the great to meet you 02:42.574 --> 02:46.390 again . And uh our visit today , me and 02:46.390 --> 02:48.612 my delegation is a strong expression of 02:48.612 --> 02:52.520 uh great importance . We attach to the 02:52.530 --> 02:54.530 partnership between the Republic of 02:54.530 --> 02:57.180 Korea and NATO . And as you mentioned , 02:57.190 --> 03:00.920 it was an historic moment when the 03:00.930 --> 03:04.760 president of the Republic of Korea met 03:04.770 --> 03:06.937 all the other NATO leaders at the NATO 03:06.937 --> 03:10.780 summit in Madrid uh july last 03:10.780 --> 03:12.947 year . And my intention is to have the 03:12.947 --> 03:16.260 same kind of meeting at the summit in 03:16.270 --> 03:19.980 in in Lithuania this year . Uh And 03:19.980 --> 03:23.980 also uh I hope that you can come 03:23.980 --> 03:26.680 to our foreign ministers meeting in 03:26.680 --> 03:30.480 NATO in later this spring because all 03:30.480 --> 03:33.510 that will strengthen our bond and our 03:33.520 --> 03:35.742 partnership . And also the fact that we 03:35.742 --> 03:39.010 now have opened uh mission dedicated 03:39.010 --> 03:42.430 mission to NATO in brussels is also uh 03:42.440 --> 03:46.380 demonstrates uh increased importance of 03:46.390 --> 03:48.760 our partnership . And I think that in a 03:48.760 --> 03:51.200 more unpredictable and uncertain world , 03:51.200 --> 03:53.550 it's even more important that countries 03:53.550 --> 03:55.661 that believe in freedom and democracy 03:55.661 --> 03:57.828 in the rules based international order 03:57.828 --> 04:00.730 stand together . And we also know that 04:00.730 --> 04:02.397 our security is more and more 04:02.397 --> 04:05.010 interconnected . We are of course 04:05.010 --> 04:07.120 concerned about the reckless missile 04:07.120 --> 04:10.240 tests , tests , and uh nuclear programs 04:10.240 --> 04:13.420 of North Korea . And the war in Ukraine 04:13.430 --> 04:16.930 has also ramifications for your 04:16.930 --> 04:19.730 region . We also know that North Korea 04:19.740 --> 04:23.260 is providing uh military support 04:23.270 --> 04:26.980 to the Russian war efforts with 04:26.990 --> 04:29.340 rockets and missiles . And this just 04:29.340 --> 04:31.630 highlights how we are interconnected . 04:32.030 --> 04:34.252 We strongly believe that we can do more 04:34.252 --> 04:38.040 together um in areas like cyber like 04:38.050 --> 04:41.370 technology and and also when it comes 04:41.370 --> 04:43.820 to arms control and nonproliferation . 04:43.830 --> 04:46.420 So there are many areas where we really 04:46.420 --> 04:49.200 believe that even stronger partnership 04:49.210 --> 04:51.870 between the republic of Korea and NATO 04:51.880 --> 04:53.824 can be of mutual benefit . So once 04:53.824 --> 04:55.991 again , thank you for receiving me and 04:55.991 --> 04:58.213 my delegation here , we look forward to 04:58.213 --> 05:01.260 the meetings and to continue to expand 05:01.260 --> 05:03.316 our partnership . Thank you for your 05:03.316 --> 05:05.316 kind words . And we look forward to 05:05.316 --> 05:07.970 working closely with NATO and NATO 05:07.970 --> 05:08.850 member countries .