Overview

• He has identified facilitating direct talks between North Korea and the United States as his top foreign policy priority once confirmed.
• Cho calls for a calm, wise approach to address President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes and defense burden-sharing demands on South Korea.
• He expects a high-level visit to Washington to be his first official task to solidify alliance consultations.
• He described relations with China and Russia as very difficult issues that require review in a broader strategic context.
• He urged a unified national effort across government, legislature and civil society on inter-Korean relations and proposed out-of-the-box solutions to improve ties with Japan.