News
| Date | Title | |
| 19 Mar. 2025 |  |
The Republic of Korea joins NATO Science & Technology Organization (STO) Partnership On 1 March 2025, the Republic of Korea joined NATO’s Science & Technology Organization (STO) Science & Technology (S&T) Enhanced Partnership, a programme designed to promote joint research and development in advanced S&T fields. With this status, the Republic of Korea will participate in the NATO S&T Board, which provides strategic guidance on NATO’s collaborative scientific research, and engages in joint research and development projects in areas such as medicine, sensing, cyber security, propulsion and power systems. |
| 17 Jan. 2025 |  |
NATO takes stock of cooperation with Japan and the Republic of Korea NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Ambassador Boris Ruge, visited the Republic of Korea and Japan, from 14 to 16 January 2025. |
| 08 Nov. 2024 |  |
Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Ukraine associate themselves with this statement |
| 17 Oct. 2024 |  |
NATO Defence Ministers Meeting opens with a focus on Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific NATO Defence Ministers agreed on Thursday (October 17) to boost cooperation with their Indo-Pacific partners and to step up support for Ukraine. |
| 12 Sep. 2024 |  |
Chair of the NATO Military Committee participates in Seoul Defense Dialogue From 11 to 12 September 2024, Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer participated in the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) in the Republic of Korea. During the opening session on “Deterring War and Preserving Rules-Based International Order” Admiral Bauer delivered a key note address on the importance of Partnerships in an increasingly divided world. During the conference, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee conducted bilateral meetings with the Minister of National Defence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea, as well as the Minister of Defence of Mongolia. |
| 05 Sep. 2024 |  |
NATO Allies and Indo-Pacific Partners discuss cybersecurity cooperation Cyber is an integral part of modern warfare and cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure, government institutions, international organisations and electoral processes are becoming more frequent and sophisticated. On Wednesday (4 September), senior cyber policy experts from NATO Allies and Asia-Pacific partners gathered at the Cyber Champions Summit in Sydney, Australia, to discuss current cybersecurity challenges and explore new avenues for cooperation. |
| 11 Jul. 2024 |  | On Thursday (11 July 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol at NATO’s 75th anniversary Summit in Washington DC. They signed an agreement on mutual recognition for military airworthiness certification which ensures the safety and airworthiness of all air assets used by NATO Allied countries and partners. This marks NATO’s first such deal with an Asian country. |
| 11 Jul. 2024 |  | NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the “strong and deepening cooperation” between NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners - Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand - and the European Union at its Summit in Washington on Thursday (11 July 2024). |
| 11 Jul. 2024 | | On Thursday (11 July 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol at NATO’s 75th anniversary Summit in Washington DC. They signed an agreement on mutual recognition for military airworthiness certification which ensures the safety and airworthiness of all air assets used by NATO Allied countries and partners. This marks NATO’s first such deal with an Asian country. |
| 30 May. 2024 |  |
Secretary General welcomes NATO’s deepening partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region On Thursday (30 May 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the importance of partnerships and global cooperation in a video message to the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity in the Republic of Korea. “The challenges we face are global,” he said, “they require a global response. For this reason, NATO is working ever more closely with partners around the world”. |