The Importance of Consolidating the Bilateral Relationship

There is a real appetite, I think, on the part of the Blue House to find ways to enhance economic opportunities. We've seen that in South Korea's announcement of its new Indo-Pacific strategy. And diversification, of course, is something that is a necessary response to the sense of supply chain vulnerability. If you look at the list of announcements coming out as part of the Washington Declaration, science and technology, space development, new technologies where there are opportunities bilaterally for the two countries to grow and prosper.