Yoon Holds ROK-US and ROK-Japan Summits at UN General Assembly... "ROK and Japan Reach Agreement Willingly" (Update)

Confirmed UK, US, and Canada Tour from 18th to 24th... "Agenda for Korea-Japan Summit Undecided"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold bilateral summit meetings with the United States and Japan respectively on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly held next week in New York, USA. The South Korea-US summit will take place four months after US President Joe Biden's visit to Korea, and the South Korea-Japan summit will be held for the first time in 2 years and 10 months since the bilateral meeting between former President Moon Jae-in and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Korea-China-Japan summit in Chengdu, China, in December 2019.

Kim Tae-hyo, First Deputy Director of the National Security Office, introduced President Yoon's itinerary for his upcoming trip to the UK, USA, and Canada from the 18th to the 24th during a briefing at the Yongsan Presidential Office on the 15th, stating, "It has been agreed to hold the South Korea-US and South Korea-Japan summits at the UN General Assembly, and the schedule is currently being coordinated."

A senior official from the Presidential Office said, "It was mutually agreed early on to hold bilateral meetings with the United States and Japan, and the schedule is being coordinated," adding, "Due to the tight schedule, the meetings will be held face-to-face for about 30 minutes." Regarding the South Korea-US summit, the official explained, "It will be a meeting to concretize the implementation plans developed by related ministries since the last summit and to identify and reach consensus on more important issues by the leaders themselves." About the South Korea-Japan summit, the official said, "Both sides readily agreed that it would be good to meet this time," and added, "The topics to be discussed have not yet been decided."

President Yoon will deliver a speech as the 10th speaker on the first day of the UN General Assembly on the 20th (local time). After the keynote speech, he will meet with UN Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres for in-depth discussions on North Korean issues, regional and international affairs, and ways to strengthen Korea-UN cooperation. Before visiting the US, he will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in the UK and offer condolences to the new monarch. In the final country of his tour, Canada, he will hold a summit meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa.

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