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2026-04-07 11:35:51
[South Korea Actively Responds to Middle East Situation: Ensuring Alternative Oil Supply and Coordinating Safe Passage Through the Strait of Hormuz] (1) Kang Hoon-sik, Chief of Staff to the President of South Korea, stated that South Korea urgently needs to secure alternative oil and naphtha supply channels before the Middle East situation is resolved, and is actively seeking supply sources. He will begin his visit to Kazakhstan, Oman, and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday evening. (2) South Korea is developing safe passage measures for the 26 South Korean-flagged vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with the safety of personnel as the primary objective. Kang Hoon-sik pointed out that reaching a bilateral agreement with Iran to ensure safe passage is extremely risky and requires coordinated action from multiple countries. (3) South Korea's semiconductor industry has secured a four-month supply of helium, and chip manufacturers' inventories remain largely unaffected.
