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NATO, South Korea Advance Practical Defense-Industry Ties at Seoul Expo

Officials cast the push as a response to North Korea’s tightening partnership with Russia.

National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac (R) poses with Radmila Shekerinska, deputy secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, at the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, on Oct. 20, 2025, in this photo provided by his office. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Radmila Shekerinska, deputy secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, speaks in an interview with Yonhap News Agency in Goyang, South Korea, on Oct. 20, 2025. (Yonhap)
Radmila Shekerinska, deputy secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, speaks in an interview with Yonhap News Agency in Goyang, South Korea, on Oct. 20, 2025. (Yonhap)
Kang Hoon-sik (L), presidential chief of staff, poses for a photo with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, in this photo captured from X on Oct. 21, 2025. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac and NATO Deputy Secretary-General Radmila Shekerinska agreed to deepen the partnership and continue information sharing during meetings at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition.
  • Shekerinska urged more "practical" cooperation with South Korea’s arms industry, highlighting priorities in artificial intelligence for warfare, space, land systems and munitions.
  • The NATO official cited concern over closer North Korea–Russia military integration, pointing to reported troop deployments to Russia, technology transfers and continued weapons development by Pyongyang.
  • Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back held separate talks with NATO, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Romania to expand defense and industry cooperation, while asking for support for peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula.
  • Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik met Poland’s defense minister in Warsaw as a special envoy to boost defense exports, discussing technology transfer and equipment supplies for the Polish military.