At the Munich Security Conference, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul held a series of high-level meetings, including bilateral talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a trilateral meeting with the U.S. and Japan, discussions with top U.S. lawmakers, and a security panel on Asia-Europe relations. South Korea reaffirmed its commitment to the U.S. alliance, trilateral cooperation with Japan and global security efforts, with a focus on North Korea’s military ties with Russia and economic security cooperation with Washington.

In the trilateral meeting, the U.S., South Korea and Japan reaffirmed commitment to North Korea’s denuclearization and condemned Pyongyang’s military cooperation with Russia. In meetings with U.S. congressional leaders, bipartisan support for the U.S.-ROK alliance remained strong, with Republican lawmakers seeing Trump’s return as an opportunity for expanded energy and defense ties with Seoul.