Regarding South Korea's inclusion in the US government's 'sensitive countries and other designated countries list', the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on the 17th that the US has confirmed that even if South Korea is included in this list, it will not have a significant impact on joint research and other technological cooperation between South Korea and the US. The Ministry indicated in a text message sent to the media that South Korea understands that the US Department of Energy's inclusion of South Korea in the 'sensitive country list' is not based on diplomatic policy issues. South Korea is actively consulting with the US to ensure that the cooperation in Technology and US Energy between the two countries is not affected. In addition, South Korea has a precedent where it was removed from the list after negotiations when previously included by the US.