President Yoon and President Xi Jinping Hold 29-Minute Summit... "Close Communication and Cooperation Must Continue"

Yoon "Cooperate to Promote Regional Stability and Peace"
Xi Jinping "Regardless of How the Situation Changes, Uphold the Original Intention of Diplomatic Relations"

President Yoon Suk-yeol, attending the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, is holding a South Korea-China summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a hotel in Lima, Peru, on the 15th (local time). Photo by Yonhap News

During his visit to Peru for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, President Yoon Suk-yeol and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit meeting on the 15th (local time) for the first time in two years, agreeing to continue close communication and cooperation between the two countries.

President Yoon began the summit meeting with President Xi at around 11:06 a.m. local time in downtown Lima, Peru, and the meeting lasted for 29 minutes until 11:35 a.m.

The two leaders attached significance to sitting face-to-face at the table for the first time in two years and shared the view to strengthen cooperation in a way that benefits the people of both countries through the development of Korea-China relations.

President Yoon said, "China is an important country with which we closely cooperate in various fields such as security, economy, culture, and human exchanges," adding, "I hope that the two countries will steadily develop the strategic cooperative partnership based on mutual respect, reciprocity, and common interests."

He continued, "Amid the upheaval in the global security and economic order, I hope that Korea and China will continue close communication and cooperation in facing various challenges," emphasizing, "In particular, I hope that Korea and China will cooperate to promote regional stability and peace in response to North Korea's repeated provocations, the war in Ukraine, and Russia-North Korea military cooperation."

President Xi said, "No matter how the situation changes, China and Korea should uphold the original intention of establishing diplomatic relations, maintain the direction of good-neighborly friendship, and adhere to the goal of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, thereby making good use of the advantages of geographical proximity, cultural affinity, and economic integration."

He added, "We should deepen exchanges and cooperation, promote the healthy and stable development of the China-Korea strategic cooperative partnership, bring welfare to the people of both countries, and make greater contributions to regional peace, stability, development, and prosperity."

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