1. Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet 
Davutoglu on the afternoon of May 24.

2. In the telephone conversation, Minister Yu explained the outcome of the investigation into the sinking of 
the Cheonan announced last week and extended gratitude for Turkey’s issuance of a strong statement of 
condemnation against North Korea on May 21. Further, he requested that Turkey continue cooperation with 
the international community’s stern and unified countermeasures against the country.

3. After expressing sympathy and consolation once again over the Cheonan incident, Minister Davutoglu 
stated that Turkey, as Korea’s traditional blood-tied ally, will support and cooperate with the Korean 
government’s future countermeasures both on the bilateral level and on the international stage such 
as the UN.

                          Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations of MOFAT

* unofficial translation