South Korean President's Notable Remarks on Trump / 'We Are America's Ally, But...'

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung called the alliance with the United States 'very important,' saying that 'South Korea's dignity must be preserved and a posture of surrender or subservience must be avoided.'

He said these words amid tensions between Seoul and Washington after the US imposed restrictions on information sharing with South Korea.

Ambassador Arjan "Yonhap" reported that the President of South Korea spoke about the relations between this country and the United States and the solution to resolve the differences between the two countries.

Emphasizing that disputes between countries are likely, Lee stated that diplomacy should focus on protecting national interests. He said: "Diplomacy should proceed in such a way that the dignity and dignity of South Korea is always preserved and its national interests are secured, and any kind of submissive or aggressive stance is avoided."

The South Korean president added: "The guiding principle of South Korean diplomacy is pragmatism, and the most important issue for South Korea is its national interests."

According to Yonhap, these statements are made while South Korea is still facing restrictions from Washington in the field of information sharing; The restrictions are said to stem from previous statements by South Korea's Unification Minister, who announced that the Kusong region in North Korea is home to the country's uranium enrichment facilities.

The South Korean state media reported that Washington is believed to consider the South Korean unification minister's words as a unilateral disclosure of information shared by the United States and objects to this.

South Korea's ambassador to the United States, Kang Kyung-wha, announced yesterday that progress has been made on the promotion of intelligence cooperation between Seoul and Washington; Kang, of course, said: "I acknowledge that there are limits to our communications with the White House."

Admitting that differences between countries are always possible, the South Korean president described the alliance between Seoul and Washington as "very important" and the main axis of South Korean diplomacy that should be further strengthened.

Li emphasized the importance of minimizing such differences to a "manageable level" by stating that "(differences with the US) should be continuously discussed and coordinated."

Referring to the recent agreement between Seoul and Washington regarding American investment projects, he said that through the "longest" negotiations, South Korea achieved results that provided the most to its national interests compared to other countries.

The South Korean president added: "In the future, (the government) will make every effort to protect the country's national interests, and in case of disagreements or misunderstandings, they will be resolved or coordinated."