President Yoon's 12-minute phone call with Trump..."Let's meet soon".

[Anchor]
President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the phone and agreed to meet at an early date.

In the call, discussions related to the South Korea-U.S. alliance, cooperation between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan, and trends in North Korea

Let's connect with the reporters and listen to them in detail.

Reporter Lee Jong Won, the phone call was made this morning, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the phone call between President Yoon Suk Yeol and President-elect Trump continued for 12 minutes from 7:59 this morning.

The presidential office said that President Yoon congratulated President-elect Trump on his great victory and wished him the best of the United States.

President-elect Trump also responded by thanking the Korean people and said he expressed his special regards.

In particular, President Yoon and President-elect Trump agreed to set a date and place for a meeting soon, and they decided to continue talks between working-level officials for details.

There were also conversations about cooperation between South Korea and the U.S., the alliance between South Korea and Japan, and North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia.President

Yoon assessed that the Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation has become stronger day by day and that the first Trump administration contributed to the establishment of such cooperation as a three-way cooperation system of Camp David.

In the future, he said that the Korea-U.S. alliance will continue to form a close partnership that encompasses security, economy and all areas.

President-elect Trump also responded by saying that he is looking forward to continuing good relations between South Korea and the U.S. and that he is listening well to President Yoon's leadership.

In addition, the U.S. shipbuilding industry said it needs Korea's help and wants to continue dialogue on more specific cooperation measures in the areas of repair, repair and maintenance as well as ship exports.

[Anchor]
President Yoon's public statement and press conference held in the morning also mentioned diplomatic security, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, in today's press conference, President Yoon repeatedly mentioned the possibility of a change in the way of supporting Ukraine in relation to the dispatch of North Korean troops to Russia.

So far, it has only provided humanitarian and economic aid to Ukraine, but it said it plans to change the way it is supported step by step depending on the degree of involvement of the North Korean troops sent.

In particular, he said he was not ruling out weapons support, but he explained that he was considering defensive weapons first, saying he would see the situation in the future.President

Yoon also said he expressed concerns about a series of trash balloons and missile provocations from North Korea in a phone call with President-elect Trump.

He also said that he would strengthen our freedom and peace by establishing a perfect security posture with the new administration in Washington.

He then emphasized that the security, economy, and high-tech cooperation of the Korea-U.S. alliance will be further advanced to expand the playground of the world where our youth and businesses can run.

I'm Lee Jongwon of YTN in the political department.