Yoon Suk-yeol asked for Beijing’s support to revive a trilateral summit with Tokyo, during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Jakarta.
Pyongyangâs nuclear programme should not be an âobstacleâ to relations between Seoul and Beijing, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said after a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, as the two sides agreed to revive a regional political summit along with Japan.
Yoon and Li met in Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit, a forum for strategic dialogue in the Indo-Pacific region, hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
Yoon urged Beijing to do more to address the threats posed by Pyongyangâs nuclear weapons and missile programme, according to news agency Yonhap, which quoted a statement from South Koreaâs presidential office.
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âI ask China to fulfil its responsibility and role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Let us cooperate to ensure North Korea does not become an obstacle in the development of South Korea-China relations,â Yoon said, adding that Seoulâs ties with Washington and Tokyo would only strengthen to counter Pyongyang.
Yoon and Li met in Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit, a forum for strategic dialogue in the Indo-Pacific region, hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
Yoon urged Beijing to do more to address the threats posed by Pyongyangâs nuclear weapons and missile programme, according to news agency Yonhap, which quoted a statement from South Koreaâs presidential office.
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âI ask China to fulfil its responsibility and role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Let us cooperate to ensure North Korea does not become an obstacle in the development of South Korea-China relations,â Yoon said, adding that Seoulâs ties with Washington and Tokyo would only strengthen to counter Pyongyang.
