Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Tae-yul said on the 26th, “We will strengthen efforts to create new opportunities by seeking points of contact between our policies and those of the new U.S. administration.”
Minister Choi noted during a report to the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee that, “We will discover strategic cooperation areas that include advanced technologies such as defense, energy, AI, space, and quantum, further expanding and deepening Korea-U.S. economic cooperation.”
He said, “We will closely monitor trends in economic policy changes, including U.S. tariff policy, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Semiconductor and Science Act's reduction and elimination, and seek ways to minimize damage to our corporations.”
Regarding diplomacy with neighboring countries, he stated, “This year, through the foreign ministers' meeting among Korea, Japan, and China, chaired by Japan, we aim to enhance the momentum for trilateral cooperation and provide impetus for strengthening relations with both Japan and China.”
In particular, he noted about the relationship with China, “I will continue to manage the situation to prevent the deterioration of mutual sentiments between the two countries’ citizens from negatively affecting Korea-China relations.”
Minister Choi also stated, “We are actively carrying out diplomatic support activities for defense exports, and as part of this, I plan to visit Poland in early March.”