EU-Joint Statement Talks Up Security & Supply Chain Cooperation

Wires carrying comments from a joint statement released by the EU and South Korea following the EU-Korea summit taking place in Seoul to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations. Statement: 'South Korea, EU agree to develop security partnership, strategic dialogue between foreign ministers.'

• Statement: 'South Korea, EU condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine as grave violation of international law. South Korea, EU urge Russia to immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw its military forces from Ukraine.'
• Statement: 'South Korea, EU condemn North Korea's repeated missile launches, ongoing nuclear development. [...] South Korea, EU support freedom of overflight, navigation in the South China Sea. [...] Call for peace, stability across the Taiwan Strait, oppose unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific.'
• Statement: 'South Korea, EU to explore common mechanism for security, resilience of semiconductor supply chain.'