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Director General Yukiya Amano, Distinguished Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, 유키야 아마노 IAEA 사무총장님, 장관님, 내외 귀빈 여러분, At the outset, may I welcome you all to the IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security. I am particularly honored to serve as President of this Conference at this critical juncture in nuclear security, ..

Former Prime Minister Lee Hong-koo, Former Foreign Minister Yoo Jong-ha, Ambassador Park Soo-gil, Ambassador Lee Ho-jin, Distinguished members of the diplomatic corps, Ladies and Gentlemen, 이홍구 전 총리님, 유종하 전 장관님, 박수길 대사님, 이호진 유엔한국협회 회장대행님, 주한 외교사절 여러분, 그리고 신사 숙녀 여러분, [UN ..

Joint Statement of the 2016 United States – Republic of Korea Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting 2016 한‧미 외교‧국방 장관회의 공동성명 Preamble 서문 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter convened a “2+2” meeting with Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and Minister of National Defense Han Mi..

Thank you Sandy, Distinguished Representatives, 버시바우 NATO 사무차장님, 회원국 대사 및 대표 여러분, Today I am privileged to make my debut here at the North Atlantic Council, the principal decision-making body of NATO. NATO, together with the Korea-US Alliance, is the oldest and most successful political and military alliance in the post-war era. 안녕..

Keynote Address by H.E. Yun Byung-se Minister of Foreign Affairs 71st Session of the UN General Assembly September 22, 2016 Mr. President, Fellow Delegates, 의장님, 반기문 사무총장님, 그리고 각국 대표 여러분, Last year, at this august chamber, the international community shared concerns on the state of the world: conflicts and civil war, terrorism and viol..

Statement by H.E. Yun Byung-se Minister of Foreign Affairs Preventing Conflicts through the Mainstreaming of Human Rights September 21, 2016 Minister Burkhalter, Minister Steinmeier, High Commissioner Zeid, Distinguished participants, Burkhalter 장관님, Steinmeier 장관님, Zeid 인권최고대표님, 귀빈 여러분, Today’s meeting is a timely reinforcement of the “..

Statement by H.E. Yun Byung-se Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea at the CTBT Friends Ministerial Meeting September 21, 2016 Mr. Chair, 의장님, 20 years ago this week, we celebrated the adoption of the CTBT. Back then, no signatory could expect this treaty to remain a “sleeping beauty”for so long. This is indeed very disheartening. 20년 전 이맘때,..

Statement by H.E. Yun Byung-se Minister of Foreign Affairs Leaders’ Summit on Refugees September 20, 2016 Two years ago, at Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan, I was struck by the plight of men and women, children and elders who had lost everything. But amid the pain, I also witnessed glimmers of hope - young children in makeshift classrooms, boys and girls practicing taekwon..

Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Administrator of UNDP Helen Clark, Distinguished participants, 죠지 크비리카쉬빌리 총리님, 또마스 헨드릭 일베스 대통령님, 헬렌 클락 UNDP 총재님, 참석자 여러분, Today’s meeting is particularly meaningful as it marks one year of the adoption of the historic 2030 Agenda fo..

Mr. President, 의장님, Last year, at the high-level meeting on refugees and migration, I cited the remarks of Antonio Guterres, former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, that the refugee issue is not a mere crisis of numbers but a crisis of responsibility and values. Yet we still cannot afford to breathe a sigh of relief. In fact, the sense of crisis has deepened. The foota..