Yoon said, "Middle East concerns are growing...All measures taken to the safety of the local people"

President Yoon Suk Yeol said the international community is increasingly concerned about the situation in the Middle East and ordered all measures to be taken to ensure the safety of the people there.President

Yoon held an emergency economic and security inspection meeting in response to the Middle East crisis at the Presidential Office in Yongsan this afternoon and said, "The most important thing is to protect our people."President

Yoon said the recent situation in the Middle East is serious and that more calm and swift response is needed at times like this, so we need to carefully examine all scenarios that could cause a military conflict in the Middle East and prepare necessary measures without delay.

He also stressed that the safety of the Middle East is directly related to international oil prices and has a big impact on our energy supply and supply chains, and that the unstable situation in the Middle East should be analyzed in various ways to take necessary measures.