Japan's Kishida to visit South Korea for summit with Yoon

3/9/2024 19:23

        Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Seoul on Sept. 6-7 for a summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon's office said on Tuesday.
        
        The leaders will review progress on their efforts to step up cooperation between the countries and discuss ways to deepen their partnership ahead of Kishida's resignation this month, Yoon's office said.
        
        "Both sides will look back on the achievements of cooperation they have made through 11 rounds of summits and discuss the future direction of development of bilateral, regional and global cooperation," it said in a statement.
        
        Since taking office in 2022, Yoon has made it a diplomatic priority to mend ties with Japan and improve security cooperation to tackle North Korea's military threats, bringing about a thaw in often icy relations between the neighbours.
        
        Yoon's outreach has also paved the way for South Korea, Japan and the United States to strengthen trilateral securitycooperation, culminating in a historic summit between the three leaders in Camp David last year.