U.S. "The Korea-U.S. alliance goes beyond a leader or a political party"...emphasis on trust

Blinken "U.S. Expresses Serious Concerns about President Yoon's Action"
Trust in Korea's Democratic Resilience...The ROK-U.S. alliance is firmly established"
"The ROK-U.S. alliance is not an alliance at the leadership or party level"
Blinken delivers U.S. government trust in acting system
Cho Tae-yeol "Confirms that there is no gap in the Korea-U.S. relationship."

[Anchor]
It is true that the United States was seriously concerned about President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of emergency martial law, but emphasized that there was no shaking in the Korea-U.S. alliance at all.

U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken, who visited South Korea for the last time during his term in office, said the South Korea-U.S. alliance is a relationship that goes beyond any one leader or political party, stressing trust in South Korea's resilience to democracy.

Reporter Hong Sun-ki reports.

[Reporter]
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken said the U.S. government was also seriously concerned when Yoon Suk Yeol declared a state of emergency.

[Tony Blinken / U.S. Secretary of State]: There were serious concerns about President Yoon's action, and he also directly communicated these concerns to the Korean government.]

However, he emphasized that what is important is Korea's resilience to democracy in overcoming such challenges.

He also emphasized that the relationship between the U.S. and South Korea, which has been over 70 years, cannot be shaken by this.

The South Korea-U.S. alliance is not an alliance at the level of any one leader, government, or political party.

[Tony Blinken / U.S. Secretary of State: Both countries are currently going through a period of change. Our bilateral relationship is much larger than any one leader, one government, or a political party.]

In a meeting with Acting President Choi Sang-mok earlier, Secretary Blinken also expressed the U.S. government's trust in the Korea-U.S. alliance and the acting system.

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yeol also stressed that he has confirmed that there is no gap in Korea-U.S. relations.

[Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yeol: With strong support for our democracy and the Korea-U.S. alliance, Secretary Blinken expressed confidence in the acting system and reaffirmed his commitment to continue strengthening the Korea-U.S. alliance while working closely with our government.]

Despite the unstable domestic situation, it is considered an achievement to confirm U.S. trust, but the problem is that a new administration will be established in the U.S. in two weeks.

U.S. President-elect Trump has yet to make an official response on the domestic situation.

There are growing criticisms that Trump should also communicate with him as soon as possible.

This is YTN Hong Seon-gi.



Reporter Ko Min-cheol
Video Edit Ma Young-hoo