Yoon Attends ROK-US-Japan Summit in Hiroshima... Discusses North Korea Nuclear Issue and Supply Chains (Update)

Kim Tae-hyo "Will Be an Opportunity to Upgrade ROK-US-Japan Cooperation"
Attended Expanded Meeting of G7 Summit

President Yoon Suk-yeol will attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit held in Hiroshima, Japan from the 19th to the 21st, and hold a trilateral summit with the leaders of the United States and Japan.

Kim Tae-hyo, First Deputy Director of the National Security Office, announced at a briefing held at the Yongsan Presidential Office on the afternoon of the 14th that President Yoon will attend the G7 summit from the 19th to the 21st upon the invitation of Japan, the G7 chair country this year, and will participate in the Korea-U.S.-Japan trilateral summit.

If President Yoon attends this G7 summit, it will be the fifth invitation and the fourth attendance by a Korean president in history. Kim explained, "The G7 meetings are divided into those attended only by member countries and expanded meetings including invited countries and organizations. President Yoon will attend the expanded meeting," adding, "At the expanded meeting, representatives of invited countries and organizations will discuss topics such as food, health, climate, energy, and development. There will also be free discussions on the rule of law-based international order and policies related to emerging developing countries, which are key themes raised by this year’s chair country."

Taking advantage of attending the G7 summit, President Yoon will also hold a Korea-U.S.-Japan trilateral summit in Hiroshima with U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Kishida.

Kim said, "This Korea-U.S.-Japan summit is the third trilateral summit since the inauguration of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration and comes six months after the meeting in Phnom Penh last November," adding, "This summit follows two Korea-Japan summits held earlier this year and President Yoon’s visit to the U.S. It will discuss cooperation measures to upgrade Korea-U.S.-Japan collaboration in response to common challenges such as North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, regional supply chain instability, and the energy crisis."

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President Yoon is also scheduled to pay respects at the memorial monument for Korean atomic bomb victims located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with Prime Minister Kishida, as announced at the Korea-Japan summit on the 7th.

Meanwhile, just before visiting Hiroshima, President Yoon will hold a summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who will officially visit Korea from the 16th to the 18th, on the 17th. After returning home, he will hold summits with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the 21st, European Union (EU) Council President Charles Michel on the 22nd, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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