President Yoon said, "Join the fight against hunger and poverty...Russia's military cooperation will cease immediately."

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President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the G20 summit of 20 major countries and announced proposals and pledges to combat hunger and poverty.

Russia and North Korea were urged to immediately stop illegal military cooperation, and leaders from Japan, Australia, and Canada also criticized illegal military cooperation.

Reporter Shin Yoon-jung reports from Rio.

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President Yoon Suk Yeol will enter the welcoming ceremony of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.

President Yoon's attendance at the G20 summit has been three consecutive years since his inauguration.In the first session held under the theme of 'Social Inclusion and Combating Hunger and Poverty', President
Yoon declared his membership in the 'Global Coalition to Combat Hunger and Poverty' and said he would participate in the G20's efforts.

To respond to the African food crisis, the government will provide $10 million in new humanitarian aid within this year, and increase the amount of food aid through the United Nations World Food Program by 50,000 tons.

Above all, he stressed that the fundamental solution is economic growth in developing countries, which can only be achieved stably under the solid maintenance of a norm-based order.

At the same time, he strongly urged Russia and North Korea, which threaten the norm-based order, to immediately stop illegal military cooperation and called for the G20-level gathering of will.

[Kim Tae-hyo / First Deputy Director of the National Security Office: The international community recognizes the illegality seriously and emphasizes the need to work together to stop Russia-North Korea military cooperation]

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba and EU Commission President von der Leyen then added remarks critical of Russia,
Deputy Minister Kim explained that Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Australian Prime Minister Albany directly mentioned the North Korean military's participation in the war, pointing out Russia-North Korea military cooperation.President

Yoon met with the leaders of Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey, and Australia's MIKTA for the third consecutive year, and agreed that all UN member states should support the UN resolution at a time of geopolitical confrontation.President

Yoon will propose international cooperation to overcome the climate crisis at the third session of the G20 summit on the 19th local time.

After that, we will wrap up our tour of South America with the G20 closing ceremony and farewell luncheon and head back home.

I'm YTN Shin Yoon-jung from Rio de Janeiro.