{"id":2198041,"date":"2022-08-05T19:40:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T10:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/pro\/?p=2198041"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:11:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:11:47","slug":"israeli-envoy-korea-israel-ties-bright-but-yoon-visit-would-be-transformative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2022\/08\/israeli-envoy-korea-israel-ties-bright-but-yoon-visit-would-be-transformative\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli envoy: Korea-Israel ties bright but Yoon visit would be \u2018transformative\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The future of relations between South Korea and Israel under Yoon Suk-yeol is bright, but a lot depends on high-level leadership visits, Israel\u2019s Ambassador to the ROK Akiva Tor told <\/span>Korea Pro<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a wide-ranging interview \u2014 which covered the recent free trade agreement (FTA), Iranian frozen funds in South Korean banks and the ambassador\u2019s religious work \u2014 Tor said relations were \u201cgood\u201d under the Moon administration but that he expects the Yoon government will take ties even further.<\/span><\/p>\n

Historically, Seoul has been wary of strengthening ties with Jerusalem, fearing the reaction of other countries in the Middle East. South Korea has conducted <\/span>numerous construction projects<\/span><\/a> over the decades and receives the majority <\/span>of its oil<\/span><\/a> from the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Tor said Seoul understands that there \u201creally is no reason to put a damper on the relationship with Israel.\u201d He pointed to the Sept. 2020 <\/span>Abraham Accords<\/span><\/a>, which normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, as evidence of a changing Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not some sort of zero-sum game which is going to have a cost in terms of relations with Saudi Arabia or construction contracts in the Arabian Gulf \u2014 they\u2019re not going to be negatively affected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tor admitted that Israel\u2019s \u201cpolitical crisis\u201d in the run-up to <\/span>upcoming elections<\/span><\/a> could complicate things, but predicted that, international travel permitting, \u201csenior Korean leadership\u201d will visit Israel by early 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think it would be amazing if President Yoon visited Israel with a large economic delegation,\u201d Tor said, noting that no South Korean ministers have visited Israel in five years due largely to COVID-19. \u201cIt would be transformative, that will take the relationship to a new level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When Tor met Yoon<\/span><\/a> shortly after the South Korean election in March, the then-president-elect said that he would like to go to Israel at the earliest opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-suk yeol delivers a speech at an event in Seoul in July. Ambassador Tor met in March. | Image: Office of the 20th President<\/a> (July 7, 2022)<\/p><\/div>\n

FTA HONEYMOON<\/b><\/p>\n

Tor <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> earlier this year that South Korea and Israel have been \u201cdating\u201d but that it\u2019s time to get \u201cmarried.\u201d He told <\/span>Korea Pro<\/span><\/i> that once the FTA is ratified, you could say that the two countries will enter their honeymoon phase.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Korea and Israel <\/span>signed<\/span><\/a> the FTA in May 2021 \u2014 Seoul\u2019s first such agreement in the Middle East and Jerusalem\u2019s first in East Asia \u2014 and Israel <\/span>ratified<\/span><\/a> it in April this year. Seoul hasn\u2019t ratified the deal yet, but Tor said he has asked the chairperson of the National Assembly\u2019s foreign affairs and unification committee to give the FTA \u201ctop priority\u201d and expects it will be ratified \u201calmost immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Tor, trade between South Korea and Israel has been \u201cway too modest\u201d thus far, amounting to <\/span>around<\/span><\/a> \u201c$2.7 billion.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s not nearly where we should be. I think we should be 5 or 6 or 7 billion dollars.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tor has <\/span>praised<\/span><\/a> the FTA because not only do the two countries\u2019 economies not compete, but also because it provides a lot of room for cooperation between manufacturing powerhouse South Korea and innovation-focused Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been at two factory openings in the last couple months, both of them Israeli innovative companies that have decided to manufacture here in Korea and have Korean partners. I think we need more and more of that,\u201d Tor said. \u201cI also very much want to see the large conglomerates deepening their R&D engagement and innovation acquisition in Israel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ambassador Tor meets South Korean foreign minister Park Jin | Image: Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a> (June 21, 2022)<\/p><\/div>\n

AMBASSADOR \u2018OFTEN\u2019 CONVEYS IRAN THREAT<\/b><\/p>\n

Tor was careful when commenting on relations between South Korea and Iran, but said he \u201coften\u201d conveys the threat Iran poses to the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think that there are many countries whose tendency is to see Iran primarily from an energy mercantile perspective,\u201d Tor said, without specifically mentioning South Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Korea and Iran had enjoyed <\/span>somewhat friendly relations<\/span><\/a>. Symbolizing the friendship is Tehran Street and Seoul Park, the only street and park named after a foreign city in South Korea and Iran, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before a sanctions waiver expired following the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in May 2018, South Korea was the <\/span>second-largest importer of Iranian oil<\/span><\/a>. Imports have since plummeted, and $7 billion of Iranian funds remain locked in South Korean banks.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Korea and Iran have held various meetings over the past few years, including in <\/span>recent<\/span><\/a> weeks<\/span><\/a>, on how to resolve the frozen funds issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCountries that are not on the receiving end of the hard edge push of Shiite expansionism in the region, I think they\u2019re underestimating how other parts of the world are reacting to Iran\u2019s aggression,\u201d Tor said. \u201cAnd we feel it in the Middle East every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tor added that if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, the Middle East would find itself in a situation akin to the Korean Peninsula, which faces threats from North Korea\u2019s weapons program.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there aren\u2019t just parallels between the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Middle East \u2014 there are direct links, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea began supplying Iran\u2019s military shortly after the 1979 revolution. All of Iran\u2019s liquid-fueled missiles <\/span>appear to partly derive from DPRK designs<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tor said \u201cone has to look at very carefully to see what might be going on between [North Korea and Iran],\u201d since North Korea is a proven nuclear power and Iran has \u201cquite a lot of money\u201d despite sanctions, along with a \u201cdeep desire for nuclear weaponry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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North Korea has proliferated weapons to Iran over the decades | Image: Rodong Simun (March 25, 2022)<\/p><\/div>\n

RELIGIOUS EXCHANGE<\/b><\/p>\n

Religion is another area that brings South Korea and Israel together, Tor said, describing the \u201cChristian connection\u201d between the two countries as \u201cremarkable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 60,000 South Koreans visited Israel \u2014 over double the number from only three years earlier, according to Israel\u2019s <\/span>Central Bureau of Statistics<\/span><\/a>. Tor said he believes this figure was trending toward 100,000 annual visitors, but it dropped to 17,000 in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am struggling to convince Korean Air to renew flights to Israel as soon as possible,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tor described South Korea\u2019s large churches as \u201cgreat friends and allies in deepening the relationship between Israel and Korea.\u201d He specifically mentioned the Yoido Full Gospel Church, the world\u2019s largest megachurch, which hosted a <\/span>prayer breakfast<\/span><\/a> to mark the 60th anniversary of South Korea-Israel relations in April.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Jewish ambassador also hosts a <\/span>weekly Bible study<\/span><\/a> on South Korean Christian radio. Tor said the segment, in which he\u2019s asked to bring a \u201cJewish sensibility\u201d to reading the Bible, shows \u201ca lot of openness\u201d from the broadcaster, <\/span>Far East Broadcasting Corporation<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for South Korea\u2019s Jewish community, Tor said it is \u201cuniquely tiny.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI try to interact with every single Jewish person in Korea,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tor was keen to point out that he also visits a lot of Buddhist temples, maintains good relationships with the Catholic community and hosted all the Muslim ambassadors from countries with diplomatic relations with Israel at his residence last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

GOING FORWARD<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cA lot has to do with what we do,\u201d Tor said when asked about where he sees relations going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hope that we\u2019ll see a situation where Samsung, Hyundai, SK and LG have major, major R&D engagement in Israel at a level similar to large American and Japanese firms.\u201d He added that he wants to see South Korean autonomous vehicles leading the market with Israeli code and mobility software.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ambassador also touched on a \u201cvirtuous triangle\u201d between South Korea, Israeli and the UAE \u2014 \u201cthe two most successful countries in the Middle East \u2014 one Arab, one not Arab \u2014 and one of the most successful countries in East Asia.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, the proof will be in the pudding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Edited by Bryan Betts<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Business & Economy<\/span><\/a>Defense & Security<\/span><\/a>Inter-Korean & Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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