US EditionSouth Korea, NATO agree to establish consultative body on defense industry
- On June 24-25, 2025, in The Hague, South Korea and NATO reached an agreement to create a director-general level consultation group aimed at enhancing collaboration within the defense industry.
- This agreement stemmed from shared interests to enhance defense collaboration despite South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung skipping the summit to pursue a pragmatic foreign policy.
- A director-general level consultative group will be established to explore specific initiatives for enhancing collaboration, including South Korea's involvement in upcoming NATO initiatives designed to bolster defense capabilities.
- The participants agreed on a joint declaration emphasizing their shared dedication to enhancing collaboration in defense development, securing supply chains, and undertaking joint initiatives in space, maritime, and munitions sectors.
- The establishment of this consultative body signals rising defense collaboration potential between South Korea and NATO amid complex global challenges and evolving foreign policy priorities.
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Why South Korea's new president skipped the NATO summit
In his inauguration speech, South Korea’s new president Lee Jae Myung vowed to pursue a “pragmatic” foreign policy based on “a practical, national interest perspective.” While the complete picture of Lee’s pragmatic foreign policy remains to be seen, his decision to skip this week’s NATO summit, which South Korea was invited to as part of the Indo-Pacific Four (IP4), provided a glimpse of it. Lee’s predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol, aimed to pursue a s…
South Korea agrees to create a defence body with NATO to enhance its cooperation
South Korea, NATO agree to establish consultative body on defense industry
South Korea and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have agreed to establish a working-level consultative body on defense industry cooperation, the presidential office said Thursday. The agreement was reached during a meeting between National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the NATO summit held in The Hague. During the meeting, Wi delivered a personal letter from President Lee Jae …
South Korea's defense industry could be a significant beneficiary of increased European defense spending, as the country is able to meet NATO's growing procurement needs, the Korea Herald reported.
South Korea deepens NATO ties with new defense industry consultative body
South Korea and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have agreed to establish a director-general level consultative body on defense industry cooperation, the presidential office said Thursday. The agreement was reached during a meeting between National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the NATO summit in the […] The post South Korea deepens NATO ties with new defense industry consulta…
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