The top defense officials of South Korea and 17 United Nations Command (UNC) member states held their first-ever meeting in Seoul on Tuesday, presenting a united front against North Korea and pledging to jointly respond to any “armed attack.”

Holding the ROK-UNC Member States Defense Ministerial Meeting was one of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s top security pledges during his election campaign last year.

“The UNC Member States declared that they will be united upon any renewal of hostilities or armed attack on the Korean Peninsula challenging the principles of the United Nations and the security of the Republic of Korea,” according