“A plan for the four-way talks between Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand or the five-way talks between Korea, the US, Japan, and New Zealand”
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported on the 21st that the Japanese government is discussing whether to hold a trilateral summit between Korea, the United States, and Japan or a four-way summit in Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand on the occasion of the NATO summit to be held at the end of this month. did.
According to the report, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to exchange opinions on the security environment in the Indo-Pacific region if the talks are realized and confirm the policy of cooperating in response to China’s advance into the sea and North Korea’s nuclear and missile development. to be.
He is also expected to explain the initiatives for maintaining and strengthening peace order in the Indo-Pacific region, which was recently expressed at the Asian Security Conference (Shangri-La Dialogue), NHK added.
The Japanese government is coordinating schedules and agendas with each country, including a plan to hold a summit of five countries, including Australia and New Zealand, in addition to the three countries, Korea, the United States and Japan.
President Yoon Seok-yeol and Prime Minister Kishida will attend the NATO Summit to be held in Madrid, Spain from the 29th to the 30th (local time).
/yunhap news
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