(ANSA) – BEIJING, MAY 10 – Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as the new president of South Korea in a solemn ceremony held in the National Assembly square in the presence of 40,000 people, taking office at a time of strong tensions with the North.
“I solemnly swear to the people that I will faithfully carry out my duties as president,” said Yoon, a 61-year-old conservative former attorney general who promised a no-holds-barred posture towards Pyongyang, greater proximity to the US and Japan, and a conservative agenda. , especially on the role of women.
The new president of South Korea has promised a “bold” aid plan to significantly improve the economy and the lives of North Korea’s people if the hermit country “suspends nuclear development and moves to substantial denuclearization.”
In his inauguration speech for the presidency of South Korea, Yoon said he wanted to leave “the door open to dialogue” with the North, calling his atomic programs a “threat to our security and that of Northeast Asia”. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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