Yoon Seok-yeol: Martial law is inevitable, South Korea's foreign policy remains unchanged

According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol made an emergency speech at the Yongsan Presidential Palace in Seoul on the 3rd, announcing the implementation of "emergency martial law" to maintain the free constitutional order. Yoon Seok-yeol said that by implementing "emergency martial law", he would rebuild and defend the free Republic of Korea to prevent the country from "going on the road to national destruction." "To this end, I will definitely wipe out the culprits and anti-state forces that push the country to the brink of national destruction." He emphasized that in order to ensure the freedom, security and sustainable development of the country from "the reckless actions of anti-state forces that attempt to subvert the national system" and to pass on the country intact to the next generation, "emergency martial law" had to be implemented. Yoon Seok-yeol said, "I will wipe out the anti-state forces as soon as possible and realize the normal operation of the country. The implementation of martial law may cause inconvenience to the people, and I will strive to minimize the inconvenience." Yoon Seok-yeol also said that the implementation of martial law is inevitable to ensure the permanent development of the free Republic of Korea. The tone of the Republic of Korea's foreign policy of fulfilling its responsibilities and making contributions to the international community has not changed. "I once again sincerely call on the people to trust me. I only trust the people and will devote myself to defending a free Republic of Korea." (Kim Shi)