The 18th meeting of the Joint Committee between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in Seoul on 28 June 2022. This was an opportunity to review achievements in bilateral and strategic cooperation and frame further collaboration in the run up to a bilateral Summit meeting planned to take place later this year in Seoul.
The EU and the RoK condemned Russia's unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine as a blatant violation of international law and in particular the UN Charter. They concurred that Russia must cease its military aggression and withdraw all forces and equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine immediately and unconditionally, while fully respecting Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence within its internationally recognised borders.
They discussed the impact of Russia's war of aggression on the broader security environment in the Indo-Pacific, as well as global food security, and stressed the importance of the upholding of the rules-based international order. They identified avenues to cooperate closer on economic security, notably on the resilience of supply chains. They committed to further strengthen coordination in implementing their post-COVID-19 economic recovery strategies with a view to ensuring that they are "green", "digital", socially inclusive and based on free and fair trade.
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