(Madrid = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Jung-won = President Yun Seok-yeol, who visited Spain to attend the NATO summit, held an event in Madrid on the 29th (local time) of the four Asia-Pacific partners (Korea and Japan) at a hotel in Madrid. · Australia and New Zealand) attending the summit and speaking. 2022.6.29 jeong@yna.co.kr
(Madrid Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong A-ran Lee Dong-hwan = NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made a ‘punk’ for a meeting with President Yun Seok-yeol attending the NATO summit, saying ‘Diplomatic disrespect’ ‘ There was an opinion from the other side.
The president’s office said, “The NATO side has asked for sufficient understanding.”
According to the Office of the President on the 29th (local time), President Yun had a meeting with Secretary-General Stoltenberg at the Madrid Exhibition and Convention Center (IFEMA) at 6 pm the previous day to discuss ways to strengthen Korea-NATO cooperation.
However, as NATO abruptly postponed the meeting, President Yoon had to wait for over 30 minutes at the scene before turning back.
In response, some in the country pointed out, ‘Isn’t the protocol wrong?’ and ‘Isn’t it diplomatic disrespect?’
An official from the presidential office met with reporters at the Yongsan government building and said, “There could be such a controversy under normal circumstances, but[the situation]became very tense due to the (Finnish and Swedish) NATO membership issue.” “If you make a schedule, unavoidable circumstances arise and there are things that have a chain effect,” he explained.
“The NATO side asked for enough understanding and did so,” he said.
It was said that this was inevitable in a situation where Secretary-General Stoltenberg continued fierce negotiations all day with Turkiye (Turkey), who oppose Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO.
The explanation seems to be that he understood that the multilateral diplomacy stage itself had a high schedule and that the situation was taking place in a special situation where the international order was shaken in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The meeting between President Yoon and Secretary-General Stoltenberg was finally rescheduled to be held at 3 pm on the 30th, the last day.
There was also controversy over the ‘No Look handshake’ over the scene where US President Joe Biden shook hands with President Yoon during a group photo shoot at the welcome dinner hosted by the King of Spain the day before.
In the process of shaking hands with President Yoon, Biden formally crossed his hand without making eye contact.
According to a video released on YouTube, President Biden, who was the last to enter, walked to find his seat in the center and asked to shake hands with President Yoon. During this process, President Biden’s eyes, shaking hands with Yoon, were on the next handshake, Lumen Radev, Bulgarian President Radev.
On the other hand, some criticized that President Biden was the first to offer a hand to President Yoon among the leaders waiting at the podium and ask for greetings.
Taste columnist Hwang Gyo-ik criticized, “Biden shook hands without looking at President Yoon, but President Yoon smiled while showing his teeth. President Yoon went all the way to NATO and inflicted humiliation.” However, Park Ji-won, former director of the National Intelligence Service, explained in an interview with KBS radio, “It’s a happening. Isn’t President Biden a politician too?” and “I’m always busy. So I see (other) people in front of me while shaking hands.”
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