It was reported on June 12, in a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said his country would significantly boost its defense capabilities and work closely with the United States to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.Lee said the situation on the Korean Peninsula posed a global threat and he urged North Korea to immediately end its nuclear weapons and missile programmes.
Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Dmytro Senik, U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, South Korea Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup, Netherlands Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren, Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, China’s State Councilor and Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe and Laos’ Major General Chanthong Sonetaath chat before the ministerial working lunch during the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 11, 2022. (Photo Credit: REUTERS/Caroline Chia)
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