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| Date | 15 July 2023 |
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| Location | Kyiv, Irpin and Bucha, Ukraine |
| Type | Diplomatic visit |
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On July 25, 2023, President Yoon Suk Yeol visited Ukraine after visiting Lithuania and Poland for the NATO summit. He visited Bucha and Irpin, small cities near the capital city of Kyiv. He laid flowers on the monument. [1]
South Korea, a key United States ally in Asia, has actively participated in international sanctions against Russia and provided Ukraine with humanitarian and financial support. However, South Korea, the world's ninth largest arms exporter, was not supplying Ukraine with weapons in accordance with an old policy of not supplying arms to conflict zones. [2] [3]
Invited to the summit amid China's support for Russia and geopolitical concerns in the region, President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the NATO AP4 summit in Lithuania. He then visited Poland, held a summit with President Andrzej Duda, and expressed his solidarity with Ukraine against Russia's invasion. [4]
All of the G7 leaders had already visited Ukraine and had a summit with President Vladimir Zelensky. He decides to visit Ukraine because he values diplomacy as a global pivot state. [5]
After the summit, Yoon announced plans to expand aid to Ukraine in a joint press conference with Zelensky, but did not mention arms supplies. Zelenskyy thanked to Yoon for his “firm support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” and the “significant political, security, economic and humanitarian aid” it has supplied since the start of Russia's invasion. [3]
Yoon said South Korea will also provide $150 million worth of humanitarian aid this year (2023), up from $100 million last year (2022). He also said South Korea and Zelensky agreed to cooperate in efforts to rebuild Ukraine after the war. Seoul and Zelenskyy said they will set up a scholarship fund to expand aid to Ukrainian students. [3]
At a press conference on 17 July 2023, state department Press Secretary Matthew Miller said "We welcome the visit. We welcomed the president's expression of support."
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