Seoul, Beijing Hold Dialogue In 2+2 Format
Date
6/23/2024 7:35:33 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Officials of the foreign policy and defense agencies of China
and South Korea had a meeting in Seoul in the 2+2 format.
Azernews reports that the delegations were headed by Deputy
Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun from the South Korean side, and by
his colleague Sun Weidon from the Chinese side. The meeting, which
was attended by Lee Sung-bom, director general of the international
policy department of the South Korean Ministry of Defense, and Jan
Baochu, deputy director of the international military cooperation
office of the Chinese Central Military Council, took place within
the framework of efforts to stabilize the relations between the two
countries. The statement of the South Korean Foreign Ministry
before the meeting states that bilateral relations, the situation
on the Korean Peninsula, and issues of mutual interest will be
discussed at the meeting in the 2+2 format.
It is noteworthy that the Seoul-Beijing security and diplomacy
dialogue coincides with the visit of Russian President Vladimir
Putin to North Korea.
"Conducting dialogue in this format is a message to North Korea
that China will not support Pyongyang's attempts to create a
trilateral bloc with Beijing and Moscow," said Kang Joon-young, a
professor of international relations at Hankuk University.
Commentators believe that Seoul is urging China to play a more
constructive role in the North Korean issue with the 2+2 format
dialogue.
It should be noted that the agreement on the organization of the
dialogue in the 2+2 format was reached at the meeting of South
Korean President Yun Seok-yol with Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang
held in May.
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