Choi Sang-mok "Early establishment of channels for consultation with the new U.S. government and discovery of areas for cooperation"

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Acting President Choi Sang-mok stressed at a meeting on major pending issues in the foreign affairs and security sector yesterday that he would establish a consultation channel and discover cooperation areas such as shipbuilding ahead of the launch of the new U.S. government.

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[Choi Sang-mok / Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance: We will establish a full-fledged consultation channel with the new U.S. government at an early date and consolidate the public-private partnership capabilities for the stable development of the Korea-U.S. alliance. We will discover new areas of cooperation, including shipbuilding, and thoroughly prepare for pending issues such as the imposition of new tariffs. I will devote myself to the military's original mission to protect the lives and property of the people. We will firmly respond to North Korea's provocations based on our military's firm military preparedness and a strong military alliance between South Korea and the U.S.]