South Korea and Germany strengthen cooperation on supply chains, defence, and North Korea.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have agreed to cooperate on building stable industrial supply chains and addressing the challenges posed by nuclear-armed North Korea. They discussed advancing trade relations in high-tech industries and clean energy, including semiconductors and hydrogen projects, and pursuing further opportunities in defense cooperation. Yoon said Scholz agreed to help maintain a "consistent message to the international community that North Korea has nothing not gain from its illegal provocations," and coordinate on diplomatic efforts to pressure Pyongyang into abandoning its nuclear ambitions.