New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to have his first summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the margins of annual regional gatherings in Laos subsequent week, Japan’s broadcaster NHK reported Thursday.
The 2 leaders could have their first in-person assembly since Ishiba took workplace on Tuesday, the Japanese public broadcaster stated, as each plan to take part in a sequence of conferences involving the 10-member Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Laos.
The deliberate assembly comes amid expectations over how Yoon and Ishiba will work collectively to maintain up the momentum for higher bilateral cooperation in tackling evolving North Korean threats and different shared challenges.
On Wednesday, Yoon and Ishiba held their first telephone talks, the place they shared the necessity for bilateral cooperation in addition to trilateral cooperation with the US to cope with evolving North Korean threats, based on Seoul’s presidential workplace. (Yonhap)