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Top South Korean security official expects 'good' outcome from tariff talks between Seoul, Washington

A top South Korean security official on Wednesday anticipated a "good" outcome from consultations between Seoul and Washington on tariff and other trade issues, highlighting the two countries' desire for a "win-win" result.

2025.3.6

Korea's National Security Advisor Shin Won-sik [NEWS1]

Korea, U.S. national security advisers hold first phone conversation, agree to meet soon

Korea's National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik held his first phone conversation with his new U.S. counterpart, Mike Waltz, and agreed to meet in Washington soon, Seoul's presidential office said Thursday.

2025.2.6

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National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik speaks during a parliamentary session at the National Assembly in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2024. [YONHAP]

Korea's security adviser Shin Won-sik and U.S. counterpart Mike Waltz agree to early Washington meeting

Korea's National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik spoke by phone with his new U.S. counterpart Mike Waltz for the first time and agreed to meet in Washington at an early date, Seoul's presidential office said Thursday.

2025.2.6

National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik, right watches Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speak at a trilateral summit with the leaders of the United States and Japan on the margins of the APEC summit in Peru on Nov. 15. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Trump expressed desire to meet Yoon before inauguration, says Seoul's national security adviser

Korea's national security adviser, Shin Won-sik, said that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump expressed a desire multiple times to meet with President Yoon Suk Yeol before his inauguration in a call that Shin was privy to.

2024.11.24

National Security Advisor Shin Won-sik gives a congratulatory speech at the 2024 Aju Forum held at the Kensington Hotel in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul on Nov. 13. [NEWS1]

North Korea received antiair missiles for sending troops to Russia, says South's security adviser

Russia provided North Korea with antiair missiles in exchange for Pyongyang’s troop deployment, South Korea National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik said Friday.

2024.11.22

Korea sees limited impact from Middle East tensions, stays vigilant

Korea has seen limited impact from the Middle East tensions on its economy but will continue to closely monitor the situation and take proactive measures if necessary, the presidential office said Tuesday.

2024.9.24

National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik, left, walks next his deputy Kim Tae-hyo at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Thursday. [YONHAP]

North could carry out seventh nuke test around U.S. election: South's National Security Adviser

In an interview with Yonhap News TV, the national security adviser said the North would likely decide when to conduct another test after weighing “the strategic advantages and disadvantages” it could incur.

2024.9.23

Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, who was named the next national security adviser on Monday, left, and Presidential Security Service (PSS) chief Kim Yong-hyun, who was named the next Defense Minister, right. [YONHAP/NEWS1]

Sudden reshuffle of national security team baffles diplomats, experts

The reshuffle of the president's foreign policy and security team, including the appointment of incumbent national security adviser Chang Ho-jin to special adviser to the president for foreign affairs and national security, has created confusion.

2024.8.13

South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, center, and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara before their talks on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Sunday. [YONHAP]

South Korea, U.S., Japan to launch trilateral exercise

South Korea, the United States and Japan plan to launch a trilateral exercise this summer under an agreement between their defense chiefs in Singapore on Sunday, according to Seoul's Defense Ministry.

2024.6.3

South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, second from right, sits across from U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, second from left, during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Sunday. [MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE]

South, U.S. vow 'stern response' to North's missiles, balloons

South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed to mount a "stern response" to North Korea's launches of trash-laden balloons and missiles during their meeting in Singapore.

2024.6.2