US, Japan, South Korea To Hold 3-Way Summit In Hiroshima
(MENAFN- AzerNews) President Joe Biden will hold a trilateral meeting with the
leaders of Japan and South Korea later this month in Hiroshima when
he travels to the city for this year's summit of the Group of Seven
advanced economies, a senior U.S. official said Monday, according
to Kyodo News.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not
mention the date of the three-way meeting. According to diplomatic
sources, it will likely be held on May 21, the closing day of the
three-day G-7 summit, before Biden leaves for Australia from the
Japanese city.
Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol agreed last week
during a summit at the White House that they will step up
trilateral cooperation with Japan to better deal with the North
Korean nuclear threat.
Biden also hailed Yoon's "political courage" in working with
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to improve relations between
Seoul and Tokyo after many years of tension over historical
issues.
Yoon, who visited Tokyo in March, has been invited by Kishida as
one of the guests for expanded discussions at the G-7 meeting.
Kishida is now considering making a two-day visit to South Korea
from Sunday, diplomatic sources said earlier.
The last time a Japanese prime minister visited South Korea was
when Shinzo Abe attended the opening ceremony of the 2018
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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