Unification Minister Kwon Young-se reads a congratulatory message on behalf of President Yoon Suk Yeol during the opening ceremony of a forum at a Seoul hotel on June 29, 2023, to discuss geopolitical situations on the Korean Peninsula, as the South Korea-U.S. alliance marks its 70th anniversary. The symposium was co-hosted by Yonhap News Agency and the Ministry of Unification. (Yonhap)