‘Ahead of Korea-US-Japan summit’ Biden meets Kishida ‘welcomes improvement in Korea-Japan relations’

At the US-Japan summit held in Hiroshima, Japan on the 18th, a day before the opening of the G7 summit, ‘Korea-Japan relations’ were mentioned.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, “We will further promote Korea-Japan relations,” and US President Joe Biden welcomed the improvement in Korea-Japan relations. This is the context in which the leaders of the United States and Japan have reaffirmed this while the recent progress in cooperation between the United States and Japan is accelerating.

▶ According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Prime Minister Kishida mentioned his visit to Korea on the 7th and 8th during the summit meeting with President Biden and said that he would further promote Korea-Japan relations. President Biden then replied that he welcomed the improvement of relations between Korea and Japan.

In addition, the leaders of the United States and Japan expressed their views on strengthening regional deterrence, including security cooperation between South Korea, the United States and Japan, and continued close cooperation between the United States and Japan and the United States and Japan in response to the Security Council for the denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations (United Nations) Security Council.

▶ It can be seen that the mention of Korea at the US-Japan summit has become a teaser (trailer) for the Korea-US-Japan summit to be held at the G7 summit, which President Yoon Seok-yeol will also attend.

According to government officials, President Yoon Seok-yeol will hold a Korea-Japan summit with Prime Minister Kishida on the 21st, which is the last day of the G7 summit schedule, and it is known that the Korea-US-Japan summit will also be held maintain. on the same day (21st).

If the Korea-US-Japan summit is held, it will be the third Korea-US-Japan summit since the inauguration of President Yoon Seok-yeol. It is an extremely frequent meeting about a year after taking the job. In addition, it will be held six months after the Korea-US-Japan summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in November last year.

At the same time, President Yoon Seok-yeol held a summit meeting with US President Joe Biden following a state visit to the US at the end of April and a Korea-Japan summit in the nature of “shuttle diplomacy” with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida beginning of May The diplomatic activities of high importance, such as meeting all at once, will continue with heavy breathing.