South Korea, China and Japan seek to increase trilateral cooperation

, The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan today in the port city of Busan in South Korea, called for the resumption of cooperation between These Asian neighboring countries and paving the way for holding a tripartite meeting.

Based on this, Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul, to resume the annual tripartite meetings that started in 2008 with the aim of improving diplomatic and economic interactions, They reached an agreement, but this plan was stopped due to bilateral tensions and the Covid-19 pandemic. The last tripartite meeting of the leaders of these countries was held in 2019.

The three senior diplomats of these countries met in Busan for the first time since 2019. Meanwhile, the senior officials of these three countries had agreed in September to hold a tripartite meeting as soon as possible.

While China and the United States are looking to improve their strained relations, and in this regard, about two weeks ago US President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in San Francisco, USA. Beijing is worried that Washington and its important regional allies are strengthening their trilateral relations.

according to According to the report, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin had separate meetings with his Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea announced in a statement that during these meetings between the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan, the launch They condemned North Korea’s recent spy satellite and agreed to improve responses to arms deals between Pyongyang and Moscow.

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Previously Japanese Foreign Minister in this Barre said that the three countries share their needs to restart high-level negotiations, including meetings as soon as possible. I believe it is very valuable to discuss the various challenges of the region.

Also, Wang Wenbin, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, stated in this regard that we believe that advancing cooperation is a common priority of all three parties. We must work together to strengthen our practical cooperation and make a new contribution to regional peace and stability.

It should be said that the Chinese Foreign Minister warned in July that US efforts to strengthen relations with Seoul and Tokyo It can lead to an increase in tensions and regional conflicts.

At the same time, the Biden administration seeks to strengthen relations with China Especially in the economic and defense sectors amid concerns about the situation getting out of control between the two great powers.

Also, Washington’s relations with Tokyo and Seoul, as the two main allies of the United States in Southeast Asia, have been improved to deal with China’s increasing influence and North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, and these three countries have conducted numerous land, sea and air exercises. have been held for this purpose.

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