Presidential Office: "Korea-Japan Summit Confirmed... Will Be Held Tomorrow"

by Lee Kimin

Published 12 Nov.2022 17:00(KST)

Updated 12 Nov.2022 17:11(KST)

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Korea-US and Korea-US-Japan Summits Expected Before Korea-Japan Summit
Senior Presidential Office Official: "Korea-US-Japan Security Cooperation Acts as a Driving Force"

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[Phnom Penh (Cambodia) = Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the 13th, marking their first meeting in two months. President Yoon previously held a summit during his trip related to the UN General Assembly last September.

A senior official from the Presidential Office held a briefing on the afternoon of the 12th (local time) at the local press room set up in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, stating, "The Korea-Japan summit has just been confirmed," and added, "The Korea-Japan summit will be held tomorrow and is expected to last about 30 minutes." However, the official declined to provide an immediate answer regarding the venue.

Regarding the reason for announcing the Korea-Japan summit after refraining from comments before and during the trip, the official explained, "I think the security cooperation among South Korea, the United States, and Japan played a kind of driving role (in the Korea-Japan summit)," and added, "Both Korean and Japanese leaders feel the necessity for close communication. At present, both sides have mutually agreed to the summit."

President Yoon and Prime Minister Kishida also naturally met during the 'ASEAN + Three Countries (South Korea, China, Japan)' summit held in Phnom Penh that morning.

The official said, "The order may be variable, and it is difficult to confirm at this moment," but added, "I think the order will be the Korea-Japan, Korea-US, and Korea-US-Japan summits." Previously, the Korea-US bilateral and Korea-US-Japan trilateral summits had been confirmed.