In this photo provided by the presidential office, President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, arrives at New Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru, Nov. 15, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Yonhap
President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to condemn the deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia and advocate free and fair trade at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, his office said Thursday (local time).
On Friday, Yoon will deliver a keynote speech as South Korea prepares to host next year's APEC summit, which will call for international unity against Pyongyang's military collaboration with Moscow, Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo said in a briefing.
He will also underscore the importance of creating a fair, stable trade environment, pledging to support APEC members in negotiating free trade deals, Kim added.
On the same day, Yoon is scheduled to hold a trilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as well as bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
On Saturday, he is set to hold a summit with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and attend a ceremony to sign the nameplate of a vessel being built by a South Korean company at a shipyard in Peru.
In Lima, Yoon plans to hold a series of bilateral talks with Ishiba and the leaders of Vietnam, Brunei, Canada and other Asia-Pacific nations.
On Sunday, he will fly to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the Group of 20 summit. (Yonhap)
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