Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang, Kyung-wha delivered a keynote speech on the development of the Korea-U.S. alliance and the way forward at the invitation of the Aspen Security Forum on December 11. At the event broadcast live online, Foreign Minister Kang, following her keynote speech, also had a question-and-answer session with Mr. Nicholas Burns, the moderator of the Forum and Executive Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum (former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs), and other participants. In her keynote speech, Foreign Minister Kang said that the Korea-U.S. alliance has successfully undertaken the role of deterring North Korean provocations and keeping stability and peace on the Korean Peninsula.