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On October 31 (local time), United States President Donald Trump dances after a presidential campaign in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler / AP Yonhap News
As the 46th US presidential election approaches, the Korean government is increasing tensions. Although we are still finishing the last minute analysis of the market situation and inspection by scenario, the moment the contour of victory and defeat is revealed, the curtain on a fierce diplomatic war will be raised for the next president of America, the most powerful nation in the world. Inside and outside the Foreign Office on the 2nd, the possibility of former Vice President Joe Biden being elected is greatly appreciated. However, it was an environment that avoided hasty forecasts. The search for President Donald Trump is clear, and he appears to be cautious considering the great rebellion sparked by Shay Trump’s voters four years ago. In 2016, four years ago, it became a hot topic because it predicted the possibility of Trump’s victory in the Task Force (TF) chaired by the Deputy Foreign Minister and overseen in North America. This year, the Foreign Ministry also organized a task force to prepare for the US presidential elections in August and discussed the trends of the US presidential elections and the Korean government’s response policy after the elections. Vice Minister Choi Jong-Geon chaired the meeting, higher than four years ago, and departments related to relations between the ROK and the US, such as North America, the Peninsula Peace Negotiations Headquarters Korea and the Office of Bilateral Economic Diplomacy participated in a wide range. There is said to be a presidential election official in the US mission to communicate with headquarters via video. Depending on who becomes the next president of the United States, the peace process on the Korean peninsula, the transition from the wartime war between Korea and the United States, and the special agreement to share defense costs are inevitably seen. affected. He said he had to put the first button right and the output was halfway there. Diplomacy is no different. The 46th president-elect of the United States and the “first button” become a phone call from President Moon Jae-in. Prior to that, the president sent a congratulatory message to those elected, and the government issued a statement, but this is not high-profile because it will stop if it shows itself as prepared. It is the moment of the telephone call with the elect when each country is deeply conscious. As is known, the presidential elections of the United States are determined by state count and it takes time to complete the final count. So, as a convention, diplomatic wars for the elected begin with the loser’s concession speech, which is made when the direction of the election is different.
On the afternoon of November 17, 2016 (local time), former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front row left) met with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York for the first time as a foreign leader and held a solo talk. Hankyoreh material photo
When President Trump was elected in November 2016, it was Japan that acted quickly. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had a phone conversation with Trump-elect from 7:55 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the 10th, the day after Trump’s election was confirmed. Former President Park Geun-hye spoke with Trump-elect for about 10 minutes starting at 9:55 a.m., two hours later. At the time, the Blue House said the Korean president made the fastest phone call to the US president-elect. According to the United States broadcast (CNN), the leaders of Egypt, Australia, Ireland, Israel, Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Turkey spoke with Trump-elect, but the order was not confirmed. Other foreign media reported that Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Elsisi and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull were the first leaders to speak to Trump. The problem was after that. Former Prime Minister Abe promised a meeting with Trump-elect in New York, the United States, on the 17th, a week later, and a diplomat was annulled. From the perspective of the Barack Obama administration, it was a step that ignored the so-called “One Presidency Rule” that there was only one sitting president of the United States until the president-elect took office. From the point of view of other countries, it seemed that Japan had eliminated the player. The US-Japan summit, which was discussed on the occasion of the APEC summit in November, is known to have been destroyed as Japan promoted the meeting despite opposition from the Obama administration. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also said that while seeking an interview with Trump-elect on the way to return home after his term, the Obama administration’s opposition did not come true. A government official said: “Now (the authorities in charge) are pushing the idea that we should call at least faster than Japan.”
Former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate, appears in a mask at the campaign site in Detroit, Michigan, on October 31 (local time). Detroit / AP Yonhap News
The first line of contact with the elect is the Korean Embassy in the United States. If President Trump is reelected, the consultations will take place through the existing administrative line. On the other hand, if the former vice president of Biden is elected, it is reported that the Senate and House of Representatives of the Democratic Party, as well as their assistants, will operate the line and try to contact them. During the elections, Biden Camp does not have any contact with foreigners, so the ‘Outreach’ is expected to be carried out in various ways, including those outside the Democratic Party as well as Korean voter organizations. The next important step is Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha’s visit to the United States next week. It was caught when US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Korea collapsed in October, but the government is known to be considering how to use it as well, as it’s a ‘subtle point of view’ right after the presidential election. from the United States. If former Vice President Biden becomes the winner, he will likely try to contact you anyway. A Foreign Ministry official said: “It would be nice to create an opportunity to communicate and communicate the Korean government’s position through meetings with members of the Democratic Party, without deviating from the courtesy of the current position.” By Kim Ji-eun, Staff Reporter [email protected]
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