The leaders of the three countries of Japan, the United States and South Korea met at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit meeting held in Madrid, Spain on the 29th. Since 2017, the US-Japan-Korea summit has been held, and US President Joe Biden has sought to improve the chilled relationship between Japan and South Korea.
According to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that strengthening cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea is indispensable while the possibility of further provocation by North Korea, including nuclear tests, is not ruled out. The leaders of the three countries agreed to further promote cooperation in dealing with North Korea.
The day before, at a banquet hosted by King Felipe of Spain, the Japanese and South Korean governments revealed that Prime Minister Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Seok-you had a conversation for several minutes. The two countries, which often have conflicts over historical awareness, have not held a formal summit since 19 and conversations between the two leaders are rare.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Kishida said in the conversation that he hopes that President Yoon will work on the restoration of “very severe” Japan-South Korea relations. Meanwhile, President Yin said he was ready to resolve bilateral issues and take a more “future-oriented” path once Japan’s upper house election scheduled for July 10 is over. The Korean presidential office has revealed.
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