Korea - China - Japan high-level talks

SGGP 09/28/2023 06:22

Diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan held high-level talks in the South Korean capital Seoul, discussing trilateral cooperation and exploring the possibility of resuming a long-stalled summit between the three countries' leaders.

The trilateral summit between the Northeast Asian neighbors was first held in December 2008; it has been stalled since 2019 due to the dispute that broke out between South Korea and Japan over a South Korean court ruling on Japan's compensation for wartime forced labor and the subsequent outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin poses for a photo with Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong and South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Chung Byung Won before a trilateral meeting, September 25. Photo: REUTERS

Discussions about the need to restore trilateral high-level diplomacy have emerged after relations between Seoul and Tokyo thawed with President Yoon Suk-yeol taking charge of South Korea last May.

As the current chair of the trilateral cooperation mechanism, South Korea is working to host a South Korea-China-Japan summit this year.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/han-trung-nhat-hoi-dam-cap-cao-post707401.html