Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policy of the election of Yoon Suk-yeol as President of the Republic Korea on (a) stability on the Korean peninsula and (b) British-Korean economic, military and political engagement.
The UK and the Republic of Korea are close friends. We are both free and open societies with vibrant democracies and a shared commitment to upholding global security, democratic principles and the rule of law. We have an ever-growing partnership spanning political, economic, military and scientific fields. The UK remains committed to peace on the Korean peninsula and the Foreign Secretary looks forward to working together with President Elect Yoon Suk-Yeol and his administration to cement our ties as we work together internationally to uphold our shared values.