NATO chief announces new Ukraine-South Korea cooperation on defense
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At the next week's NATO summit in Washington, the bloc will discuss with South Korea ways to build practical cooperation on Ukraine, cyberspace, and new technologies.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says a "flagship project" on medical education for the Ukrainian military is planned, Yonhap reports.
For the third year in a row, he has invited the leaders of South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand to the NATO summit to expand partnership with the Indo-Pacific region, while Russia continues its war in Ukraine with the help of North Korea, Iran and China.
At the upcoming summit NATO will develop practical cooperation within the framework of "flagship projects" on Ukraine, cyberspace, and new technologies.
It will also discuss cooperation with South Korea in the defense industry.
In response to the signing of an agreement by Russia and the DPRK with mutual obligations to provide immediate military assistance in the event of an attack on the other party, the South Korean government announced its intention to reconsider its position on arms supplies to Ukraine.
At the same time, Seoul emphasizes that it will determine the types of weapons and the volume of their supply to Ukraine based on Russia's actions in its cooperation with North Korea.
National Security Advisor to the Office of the President of South Korea Jang Ho-jin said that Seoul would not have any deterrents to supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine if Russia transfers precision weapons to North Korea.
