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\n\n \n Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik visits a Canadian auto parts company. Photo via Kang’s Facebook \n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik has launched an active campaign to support South Korea\u2019s bid for the next-generation submarine (CPSP) program\u2014valued at about 60 trillion KRW (approximately 45 billion USD)\u2014while seeking to expand cooperation with Canada in defense, space and energy.<\/p>\n
Visiting Canada as President Lee Jae-myung\u2019s special envoy for strategic economic cooperation, Kang posted on Facebook on June 1 (local time) that he attended the Korea-Canada Advanced Industry Cooperation Business Roundtable (BRT), visited local defense firms and held meetings with senior defense officials.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on the Toronto BRT, Kang said, \u201cIf we combine Canada\u2019s abundant resources and technology with South Korea\u2019s advanced manufacturing capabilities, we can become a genuine model of the \u2018middle-power solidarity\u2019 Prime Minister Kani emphasizes.\u201d He added that Seoul plans to continue expanding purchases of and investment in Canadian crude oil, LNG, LPG and critical minerals.<\/p>\n
Kang also visited Martinrea, a principal party to the memorandum of understanding between Hanwha and the Automotive Parts Manufacturers\u2019 Association (APMA). He said the companies signed a cooperation MOU to combine Korean defense technologies with Canadian steel and auto parts to produce armored vehicles locally and jointly export them to global markets. <\/p>\n
\n\n \n Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik meets with Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo via Kang’s Facebook \n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
In a meeting with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Kang discussed ways to broaden cooperation on hydrogen vehicles and military vehicles. When Ford recalled visiting Korea with his family more than 40 years ago, Kang invited him to return, saying, \u201cPlease come back\u2014South Korea has changed dramatically, four times over.\u201d<\/p>\n
Immediately after his meetings in Canada, Kang visited a Sewol ferry memorial bench on the Ontario lakeshore. He said, \u201cStanding before the words \u2018We will not forget,\u2019 carved there by members of our expatriate community, reminded me that nothing is more important than protecting citizens\u2019 lives and safety.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\n \n Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik in talks with Defense Minister David McGuinty. Photo via Kang’s Facebook \n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Kang also recounted an anecdote from his meetings with Minister of Defense Procurement Steven Pure and Defense Minister David McGuinty.<\/p>\n
When Kang\u2019s flight from Toronto to Ottawa was delayed and he arrived at the meeting venue only just in time, Ministers Pure and McGuinty laughed it off, noting that \u201cdelays are normal in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kang replied with a wry joke: \u201cOur submarine, anchored off Canada\u2019s west coast, steamed 14,000 km under the Pacific and still arrived on time without a single delay. Next time, I should come by submarine.\u201d<\/p>\n
With South Korea actively competing for the CPSP contract, the remark also served to underscore the performance and reliability of Korean submarines.<\/p>\n
During the meetings, Kang stressed that for the middle-power solidarity Prime Minister Kani advocates to have real meaning, Canada must engage proactively in the Indo\u2011Pacific. McGuinty agreed and urged that strategic discussions to realize that middle-power solidarity proceed with urgency, Kang said.<\/p>\n
Kang emphasized, \u201cI will do my best to help generate future growth engines for our economy and to build a stable energy supply structure that remains resilient amid shifts in the international environment.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\n \n Kang Hoon-sik speaks at the Korea-Canada Advanced Industry Cooperation Business Roundtable. Photo via Kang’s Facebook \n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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