Lee Hoseung "No Decision Yet on Moon's Visit to Tokyo Olympics... Negotiating Xi Jinping's Visit to Korea"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Lee Ho-seung, Chief of Policy at the Blue House, stated that there is "no set plan" for President Moon Jae-in's visit to Japan during the Tokyo Olympics. He also revealed that discussions are ongoing regarding Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to South Korea.

On the 22nd, Lee appeared on KBS Radio's "Choi Kyung-young's Strongest Current Affairs" and said, "As far as I know, there is currently no decision on whether to proceed with a visit to Japan during the Olympics."

Referring to the canceled meeting between the South Korean and Japanese leaders that was planned around the recent G7 summit, Lee said, "I can once again emphasize that South Korea has approached dialogue with Japan with an open attitude," adding, "The Tokyo Olympics is a competition held in the geographically closest country, and it is even more meaningful as it was postponed once last year."

Regarding President Xi's visit to South Korea, he stated, "We are continuously communicating under a consensus to promote the visit once conditions are met after the COVID-19 situation stabilizes," adding, "The timing has not yet been decided."

On whether discussions on vaccine cooperation with North Korea are underway between South Korea and the United States, he said, "If we expand our role as a global vaccine hub in the future, North Korea will naturally be a partner for cooperation," adding, "the United States also supports humanitarian cooperation with North Korea."

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