Joint press conference… “Canada’s AI, Korea’s Digital Innovation Collaboration”
“Close cooperation for denuclearization of North Korea… Expand communication to establish human team strategy”
South Korea and Canada have agreed to strengthen cooperation on economic security, including ‘mineral resource cooperation’.
President Yoon Seok-yeol held a joint press conference after holding a summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, the capital of Canada on the 23rd (local time), saying, “The two countries are guardians the international rules-based order and are central to the Indo-Pacific region.” We decided to strengthen cooperation,” he said.
President Yoon said, “Canada, a first class mineral producer, and Korea, a major producer of semiconductors and batteries, play an important role in the global supply chain. I will go out,” he said.
At the same time, he said they had decided to communicate closely through high-level consultation channels between diplomatic and industrial authorities so that they could actively respond to the impact of changes in the international order.
Regarding future industry growth engines, President Yoon said, “Canada, a developed country in artificial intelligence (AI), and Korea, a country in digital innovation, promised to cooperate for global digital transformation.”
Regarding the decarbonisation issue, he said, “At a time when both countries have declared their goals of carbon neutrality and decarbonisation 2050, they have decided to have a high level of synergy based on their respective strengths in the production and dissemination of clean hydrogen . “We will also start a high-level joint committee between the relevant ministries of the two countries,” he stressed.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year, they also reached a consensus on promoting people-to-people and cultural exchanges and taking the bilateral relationship to the next level.
President Yoon said, “We agreed that the long history of exchanges and relations between the peoples of the two countries has become a solid foundation for the development of bilateral relations.” I decided to designate it.”
The two leaders also agreed on ‘strengthening strategic cooperation for peace and prosperity in the region’.
“The two countries agreed to share an assessment of North Korea’s increasingly sophisticated nuclear and missile threats and to work closely together for the denuclearization of North Korea,” President Yoon said. We also decided to work together closely to respond to global issues as such,” he said.
He added, “The summit is very meaningful as the international community faces complex challenges such as pandemics, supply chain disruptions, and climate change.
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