Vice Foreign Minister Kim to Attend PAX Silica Summit to Discuss AI Supply Chain Cooperation

Kim Jinah, the Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, will attend the "2nd Pax Silica Summit" in Washington from June 25 to 26 as the chief representative of Korea. The summit is hosted by the U.S. Department of State.

On June 23, Park Il, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated during a regular briefing at the Government Complex Seoul, "Korea will participate again this year following last year's attendance, and plans to discuss ways to contribute to and cooperate on strengthening the resilience of AI-related supply chains with like-minded countries."

During this visit to the United States, a bilateral vice-ministerial consultation between the chief representatives of Korea and the U.S. will also be held. Vice Minister Kim will meet with Jay Helberg, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, and attend the plenary session. Spokesperson Park explained, "They plan to discuss the overall economic cooperation between the two countries."

The Pax Silica Summit, which was launched under the leadership of the U.S. Department of State in December last year, is a consultative body of like-minded countries established to strengthen stable supply chains for advanced technologies such as critical minerals, semiconductors, and AI. Some interpret it as a consultative body designed to keep China in check during the restructuring of global supply chains led by the United States, and to reduce dependence on key raw materials such as Chinese-made semiconductors, as China is pursuing dominance in advanced technology sectors.

Currently, Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, India, and Australia are participating, and some EU member states have joined individually.

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