Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon noted on the 9th that U.S. President Donald Trump held a discussion with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as his first diplomacy after taking office, stating, 'The diplomatic relations between South Korea, the United States, and Japan, the Yoon Suk-yeol administration was right.'
On that day, Mayor Oh said in a Facebook post, 'The leaders of the U.S. and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to North Korea's complete denuclearization. This aligns exactly with the direction of the North Korean policy maintained by the Yoon Suk-yeol administration.'
On the 7th (local time), President Trump and Prime Minister Ishiba held a summit at the White House in Washington, D.C. In a joint statement, the United States and Japan expressed 'serious concerns regarding North Korea's nuclear and missile program and reaffirmed a strong commitment to North Korea's complete denuclearization,' stating that 'it is important for the trilateral cooperation between South Korea, the United States, and Japan to respond to North Korea and maintain regional peace and prosperity.' This is the first time that the Trump administration has included North Korea's complete denuclearization in a joint statement.
Mayor Oh stated, 'President Yoon has taken political risks to restore South Korea-Japan relations and has perfectly restored the South Korea-U.S. relations damaged by former President Moon Jae-in.' He added, 'While taking responsibility for the Yoon administration's policies, achievements that need to be enhanced should be refined more delicately,' emphasizing that 'a key area to refine is strong South Korea-U.S.-Japan diplomatic and security cooperation.'
Mayor Oh said, 'I immediately opposed the declaration of martial law, but I strongly support and agree with President Yoon's diplomatic and security policy, both then and now.' He noted, 'This stands in contrast to Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party, which frequently engages in reckless remarks like calling even joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises a 'defense disaster' or 'extreme pro-Japanese acts,' and which deals with alliances opportunistically, regardless of left or right.'