{"id":2200731,"date":"2023-04-17T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T23:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2200731"},"modified":"2023-04-20T18:56:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T09:56:34","slug":"south-korean-and-german-foreign-ministers-discuss-ukraine-and-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/04\/south-korean-and-german-foreign-ministers-discuss-ukraine-and-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean and German foreign ministers discuss Ukraine and cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The foreign ministers of Korea and Germany <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20230415045900504?section=news\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">convened<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Seoul on April 15th to discuss the Ukraine crisis, security issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula, and prospects for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. ROK foreign minister Park Jin highlighted that both sides expressed concern about the worsening humanitarian and economic situation in Ukraine and agreed on the importance of solidarity and support from the international community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two ministers also exchanged views on various issues of mutual interest, including China. German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock acknowledged China\u2019s significance as a global partner while noting its role as \u201ca competitor and systemic rival.\u201d Seoul and Berlin also plan to collaborate in economic security, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Park remarked that South Korea remains committed to providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine and made no mention of lethal weapons, the meeting between the South Korean and German foreign ministers comes days after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/04\/why-spying-allegations-will-have-little-impact-on-the-us-south-korea-alliance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leaked Pentagon documents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> revealed that South Korean government officials had been torn about providing lethal weapons to Ukraine. The documents state that then-NSO director Kim Sung-han purportedly suggested Seoul could sell artillery shells to Poland, given that \u201cgetting the ammunition to Ukraine quickly was the ultimate goal of the United States.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baerbock\u2019s visit to South Korea comes after her trip to China, where she attempted to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/ee68c647-0cb7-4924-99f9-d2b5f25a8870\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">distance Berlin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/emmanuel-macron-china-america-pressure-interview\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remark<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Europe must avoid getting dragged into a confrontation between China and the U.S. over Taiwan. Baerbock said that conflicts must be solved peacefully, and Berlin was \u201cconcerned\u201d about the situation in Taiwan. \u201cA unilateral, to say nothing of a violent, change of the status quo would be unacceptable to us as Europeans,\u201d she added. Baerbock\u2019s remark, which commits Germany closer to the Indo-Pacific region, will have added weight to official or unofficial requests for further aid to Ukraine from Indo-Pacific partners such as South Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The foreign ministers of Korea and Germany convened in Seoul on April 15th to discuss the Ukraine crisis, security issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula, and prospects for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. 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