section_path: Presidency (2022–2025)/Foreign policy
section_name: Foreign policy
paragraph_text: Foreign policy
  
  In December 2022, the Yoon administration announced the Indo-Pacific Strategy, a comprehensive strategy that encompasses the economic and security spheres of Indo-Pacific countries: "We (South Korea) will work a regional order that enables a different set of countries to cooperate and procedures together." On 25 July 2023, Yoon visited Ukraine after visiting Lithuania and Poland for the NATO summit. He visited Bucha and Irpin, cities near the capital city of Kyiv. He also held the 2023 South Korea-Pacific Islands Summit and the 2024 South Korea-Africa Summit for the first time and has also been promoting the Korea-Central Asia Summit.
  
  Additionally, Yoon has visited the United States and considered sending weapons to Ukraine following the invasion by Russia.
  
  In October 2023, Yoon condemned the Hamas-led attack on Israel. He sought to strengthen relations with Saudi Arabia and supported the participation of South Korean companies in Saudi Arabia 's Neom smart city project. In February 2024, South Korea and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding to expand defense cooperation.
  
  As of December 2023, during his tenure so far, Yoon has made trips to twenty-six countries. He has met with fellow leaders, such as during the NATO Summit Madrid 2022, APEC Summit, G20, and G7.
  
  Yoon later attended the NATO summit in Lithuania the following year. He also attended the United Nations General Assembly and Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York City; he additionally met with U.S. President Joe Biden.