Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Dmytro Senik, U.S. DefenSe Secretary Lloyd Austin, South Korea Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, Netherlands DefenSe Minister Kajsa Ollongren, Singapore DefenSe Minister Ng Eng Hen, China’s State Councilor and DefenSe 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. REUTERS
SINGAPORE — South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said on Sunday that his country would dramatically enhance its defense capabilities and work closely with the United States to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat.
Lee, speaking at an Asian security meeting in Singapore, said the situation on the Korean peninsula posed a global threat and he urged North Korea to immediately end its nuclear weapon and missile programs.
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