Korea, Netherlands discuss cooperation in emerging security challenges

Youn Jong-kwon, left, ambassador for international cybersecurity affairs, poses with Wouter Jurgens, director for security policy at the Netherlands' foreign ministry, during their security consultative meeting in The Hague, Monday. Courtesy of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Yonhap

Diplomats of Korea and the Netherlands have discussed ways to work together to address emerging security challenges, including cybersecurity and the responsible military use of artificial intelligence (AI), Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.

The talks took place during their security consultative dialogue in The Hague on Monday (local time) between Youn Jong-kwon, ambassador for international cybersecurity affairs, and Wouter Jurgens, director for security policy at the Dutch foreign ministry, the ministry said in a press release.

During the talks, they explored concrete ways the two countries can work together to better address cybersecurity threats and the responsible use of AI in the military domain, among other issues.

They agreed to continue joint efforts to enhance international coordination on these areas, noting that the security in the Indo-Pacific region and Europe are increasingly becoming interconnected.

They also discussed traditional security issues, such as the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the ministry said.