Lee’s top security aide heads to Kazakhstan to discuss energy ties

President Lee Jae Myung’s top security aide is set to meet Kazakh officials to discuss energy and supply chain cooperation and preparations for the first Korea-Central Asia summit, according to Cheong Wa Dae. Cheong Wa Dae confirmed National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac’s trip to Kazakhstan Thursday as South Korea seeks to diversify energy procurement channels and reduce its heavy dependence on Middle Eastern imports amid disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Wi’s visit to Kazakhstan

By The Korea Herald