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Japan, China, S.Korea aim to hold first summit since 2019 as soon as possible NHK

Senior diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea have agreed to hold a trilateral summit as soon as possible. Such a summit has not been held since 2019.

Japan's Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro, China's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Nong Rong and South Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won met in Seoul on Tuesday.

South Korea will chair the next summit. Its foreign ministry said the three nations aim to meet at the earliest convenient time.

Local media say arrangements are being made for a meeting of foreign ministers in November in South Korea's Busan.

A senior South Korean official said the country proposed strengthening cooperation with Japan and China to pursue results in fields such as national security and the economy.

However, the official said that Japan's release of treated and diluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was not on the agenda.

The summit is expected to be held by the year-end.
Summary
Japan, China, and South Korea senior diplomats agreed to hold a trilateral summit soon, the first since 2019. The summit will be chaired by South Korea. Preliminary arrangements are being made for a foreign ministers meeting in November in Busan, South Korea. The countries aim to strengthen
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230926_24/

Date: Sept. 26, 2023

Created: 2023/09/27 07:30

Updated: 2025/12/08 23:13

Last Read: 2023/09/27 07:54