![S. Korea, Japan, China to hold first trilateral summit since 2019](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/images/UrduPoint-English-22.png)
S. Korea, Japan, China To Hold First Trilateral Summit Since 2019
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published May 23, 2024 | 02:10 PM
![S. Korea, Japan, China to hold first trilateral summit since 2019](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/images/UrduPoint-English-22.png)
Seoul, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd May, 2024) South Korean, Chinese and Japanese leaders will hold their first trilateral summit in nearly five years next week in Seoul, South Korea's presidential office said Thursday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the South Korean capital Monday, Seoul's deputy national security director Kim Tae-hyo told reporters.
Yoon will hold separate bilateral talks with Li and Kishida on Sunday, Kim added.
The three leaders are also scheduled to attend a business summit and "encourage business people from the three countries", he said.
The upcoming summit "will serve as a turning point for fully restoring and normalising the trilateral cooperation system" between the three nations, Kim said.
The last time leaders of the three nations met was in 2019, in part due to the Covid-19 pandemic but also because of diplomatic and historical disputes between South Korea and former colonial ruler Japan.
Legal disputes over Japan's 1910-45 rule over the Korean peninsula persist between the two countries.
But with the increasing threat posed by nuclear-armed Pyongyang, South Korea's Yoon has moved to bury the historical hatchet with Japan, while strengthening ties with long-standing ally Washington.
In August last year, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington announced a "new chapter" of close three-way security cooperation after a historic summit at Camp David in the United States.
At the time, Beijing lodged complaints over a statement released at the summit, in which the three allies criticised China's "aggressive behaviour" in the South China Sea.
Yoon last year said tensions over Taiwan were due to "attempts to change the status quo by force".
Thursday's announcement of the new trilateral summit came a day after Beijing reportedly summoned South Korean and Japanese diplomats to discuss "issues about Taiwan".
China condemned the attendance of a South Korean lawmaker and Seoul's representative to Taipei at Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's inauguration on Monday, according to Seoul's Yonhap news agency.
Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday that there is "no change" in South Korea's stance of "respecting the One China policy".
"Our government is also communicating with China on the Taiwan issue, and (we) think China is well aware of our government's position," Lim Soo-suk, a foreign ministry spokesperson, told reporters.
China is South Korea's biggest trade partner, but it remains North Korea's most important economic benefactor and diplomatic ally.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
![Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, R ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/forex-currency-exchange-rates-1.jpg)
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 20 June 2024
![Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 20 June 2024](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/today-gold-prices-in-pakistan-6.jpg)
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 20 June 2024
![Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, R ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/forex-currency-exchange-rates-4.jpg)
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 19 June 2024
![Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 19 June 2024](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/today-gold-prices-in-pakistan-1.jpg)
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 19 June 2024
![Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, R ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/forex-currency-exchange-rates-2.jpg)
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 18 June 2024
![Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 18 June 2024](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/today-gold-prices-in-pakistan-4.jpg)
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 18 June 2024
![Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, R ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/forex-currency-exchange-rates-1.jpg)
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 17 June 2024
![Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 17 June 2024](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/today-gold-prices-in-pakistan-1.jpg)
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 17 June 2024
![PTV’s “Esaar Abad” to premiere on Eid ul Adh ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/pic_1718561456.jpg)
PTV’s “Esaar Abad” to premiere on Eid ul Adha
![ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan opt to field firs ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/pic_1718547229.jpg)
ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan opt to field first against Ireland
![Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, R ..](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/forex-currency-exchange-rates-1.jpg)
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 16 June 2024
![Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 16 June 2024](https://photo-cdn.urdupoint.com/media/2024/06/_1/235x155/today-gold-prices-in-pakistan-3.jpg)
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 16 June 2024
More Stories From World
-
Masood Khan presents credentials to Bahamas' GG as Pakistan’s non-resident high commissioner
56 seconds ago -
Salt blasts England to T20 win over West Indies
1 minute ago -
Cricket: West Indies v England T20 World Cup scores
1 minute ago -
Family in dark as Yemeni-Dutch man languishes in Saudi prison
1 hour ago -
From fighting boys to Saudi Olympic history for female taekwondo star
2 hours ago -
Canada declares Iran's Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group
2 hours ago
-
Ecuador experiences nationwide power outage
2 hours ago -
Putin in Hanoi after inking N. Korea defence pact
2 hours ago -
Hezbollah threatens Israel after military says Lebanon offensive ready
2 hours ago -
One year on, Honduras prison massacre survivors still reeling
2 hours ago -
Musiala 'our most important' player, says Germany captain Gundogan
8 hours ago -
Football: Euro 2024 results - collated
8 hours ago