Cheong Wa Dae said the government will continue consulting with the United States so issues involving Coupang do not negatively affect South Korea-U.S. security discussions.
A Cheong Wa Dae official said on the 22nd that the two countries are communicating closely through various channels to implement security agreements outlined in a joint factsheet.
The official said Seoul’s position in talks with Washington is that security discussions should move forward separately from the Coupang matter.
The official also stressed that any investigation into Coupang will be handled under South Korean domestic law and due process.
Park Yoon-joo, first vice foreign minister, told the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee that the government is explaining that fair law enforcement will be carried out in areas related to domestic legal procedures. He said the government will manage and communicate closely so the issue does not become an obstacle to matters agreed between the two governments.
The Foreign Ministry also said in a media notice on the 22nd that the two countries are in close communication through various channels to implement the joint factsheet’s security agreements, and that Seoul has conveyed its view that security discussions should advance separately from the Coupang issue.
Earlier, a media report said the U.S. administration had asked the South Korean government to ensure the legal safety of Kim Beom-seok, chairman of the board of Coupang Inc., and indicated that without such steps it would be difficult to hold high-level South Korea-U.S. diplomatic and security talks.
A Cheong Wa Dae official said on the 22nd that the two countries are communicating closely through various channels to implement security agreements outlined in a joint factsheet.
The official said Seoul’s position in talks with Washington is that security discussions should move forward separately from the Coupang matter.
The official also stressed that any investigation into Coupang will be handled under South Korean domestic law and due process.
Park Yoon-joo, first vice foreign minister, told the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee that the government is explaining that fair law enforcement will be carried out in areas related to domestic legal procedures. He said the government will manage and communicate closely so the issue does not become an obstacle to matters agreed between the two governments.
The Foreign Ministry also said in a media notice on the 22nd that the two countries are in close communication through various channels to implement the joint factsheet’s security agreements, and that Seoul has conveyed its view that security discussions should advance separately from the Coupang issue.
Earlier, a media report said the U.S. administration had asked the South Korean government to ensure the legal safety of Kim Beom-seok, chairman of the board of Coupang Inc., and indicated that without such steps it would be difficult to hold high-level South Korea-U.S. diplomatic and security talks.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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