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N. Korean leader boosts military-related public activities in recent 3 months: report
June 7, 2024
President Yoon Suk Yeol will pay state visits to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan next week, his office said Friday.
Yoon will embark on the six-day trip Monday, accompanied by first lady Kim Keon Hee and visit the three Central Asian nations through June 15, according to Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo.
“Central Asia, which was the center of the ancient Silk Road, is a strategic point connecting Europe and Asia,” Kim said during a press briefing. “The strategic importance is growing further as the global polycrisis spreads due to factors, such as the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.”
![President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) and first lady Kim Keon Hee bid farewell while boarding the presidential plane at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, in this file photo taken June 24, 2023, after a three-day state visit to Vietnam. (Yonhap)](https://img0.yna.co.kr/photo/yna/YH/2023/06/24/PYH2023062402950031500_P4.jpg)