Yoon, Biden Hold Luncheon with South Korea, U.S., and Japan Leaders at Aspen Villa

On the 18th (local time), President Yoon Suk-yeol had lunch with the leaders of South Korea, the United States, and Japan at the trilateral summit held at Camp David in Maryland, USA.

President Yoon Suk-yeol is having lunch with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the 18th (local time) at Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat near Washington, D.C. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Kim Eun-hye, the Chief Public Relations Officer of the Presidential Office, stated in a written briefing that “President Yoon Suk-yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida attended the lunch accompanied by only minimal aides.” The lunch included a salad topped with peaches, squash ravioli, and a chocolate crunch bar dessert.

Kim added, “In addition to the originally planned talks at Camp David today, President Biden introduced President Yoon to various parts of the Aspen Lodge, where former U.S. presidents have stayed, and they shared a conversation on the terrace, which serves as a lookout.” She noted, “President Yoon is the only foreign leader to have secured a state visit and invitation to Camp David, and he is also the first leader to be given a tour inside the Aspen Lodge, which President Biden uses as his vacation residence.”

She continued, “Camp David is a historic site where important decisions have been made at critical junctures in modern history. The institutionalization of the trilateral roles of the three countries at today’s Camp David summit holds historic significance in turning the challenges brought by the global complex crisis into opportunities.”

Furthermore, she said, “Since his inauguration speech emphasizing solidarity with the international community for freedom, peace, and prosperity, President Yoon has consistently stressed the importance of comprehensive cooperation among the three countries, including security, and the joint leadership of the three nations for this purpose through speeches commemorating March 1st Movement Day and Liberation Day.”

President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden are holding a South Korea-U.S. summit on the 18th (local time) at Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat near Washington DC.
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