TOKYO – Japan, China and South Korea have begun arranging a trilateral summit meeting aimed to be held within this year, it has been learned.…
TOKYO – Japan, China and South Korea have begun arranging a trilateral summit meeting aimed to be held within this year, it has been learned.
China, the next host country, suggested the meeting, and the Japanese government is expected to accept the suggestion.
The summit, if realized, would be the first time the meeting was held twice in a year, following the one held in May in Tokyo.
The Japanese government aims to forge solidarity with China and South Korea through the meeting in order to proceed with the denuclearization of North Korea.
With the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election scheduled in September, a trilateral meeting is likely to be arranged sometime between autumn and December in China.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to have talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae In to discuss Pyongyang’s denuclearization and economic cooperation.
In relation to issues involving North Korea, it is thought that there is a possibility that China and South Korea will ramp up their conciliatory stance and ease sanctions against North Korea in response to the latest U.
