Pentagon reiterates 'ironclad' commitment to Korea, alliance after Lee's election win
Published: 04 Jun. 2025, 09:39
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to the press during a meeting with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz to the Pentagon in Washington on May 27. [AFP/YONHAP]
A Pentagon spokesperson on Tuesday reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad" commitment to the defense of Korea and the bilateral alliance, after liberal Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president.
"The U.S. commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea and the Alliance remains ironclad," Maj. Pete Nguyen, the spokesperson, said in response to a request for comment by Yonhap News Agency.
In this week's election, Lee defeated his main rival Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party in a vote held following the April ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration in December.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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