this time held in washington d.c., president yune has sought to deepen south korea's ties with nato as a borke against the democratic people's republic of korea, as well as expanding its weapon sales, including its new fighter jets. we're going to invite nato officials to the allied power exercise which will take place in the republic of korea later this year, and as part of enhancing our interoperability. i also welcome the fact that on the occasion of this summit, we've signed. the nato recognition certificate of the military air worthiness authority. south korea this week announced a billion dollar deal to supply nato member romania with self-propelled howitzers. however, on south korea's increasing cooperation with nato, japan and the us, many south koreans remain hesitant. the public is concerned about foreign policy that strengthens alliance level military cooperation with japan without public consent, virtually abandons the balance to... strategy that the korean government has traditionally adopted and goes all in on international cooperation or an exclusive regional alliance le