On 20 May, the European Union and the Republic of Korea held their seventh Cyber Dialogue in Seoul. 

During the dialogue, the EU and the Republic of Korea exchanged on cyber policy developments and discussed the cyber threat landscape and respective frameworks to prevent, deter and respond to cyber threats. They also addressed cyber security and resilience. 

Furthermore, the dialogue allowed for exchanges on cyber stability and security issues within the United Nations, in particular on the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communication Technology (OEWG) and on combating cybercrime. The EU and the Republic of Korea also discussed other multilateral issues, such as the Counter Ransomware Initiative, and cyber capacity building during the dialogue.

On the EU side, the cyber dialogue was chaired by Maciej Stadejek, Director for Security and Defence Policy at the European External Action Service (EEAS). He was accompanied by EEAS and Directorate‑General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT) officials, and EU Member States’ representatives as observers. On the side of the Republic of Korea, the dialogue was chaired by Youn Jong Kwon, Director-General for International Security, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the participation of officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Intelligence Service’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the Korean National Police Agency, and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA). 

The EU will host the next EU-Republic of Korea Cyber Dialogue in Brussels.