The White House of the United States announced that President Biden will invite South Korean President Moon Jae-in to the White House on May 21 to hold a US-South Korea summit meeting.

President Biden held his first face-to-face summit meeting with Prime Minister Suga in April, and through an early meeting with South Korea following Japan, he will work closely with Asian allies to counter China. It seems that you want to confirm it.

White House spokesman Saki issued a statement on the 29th, announcing that President Biden will hold a summit meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Washington on May 21st.



"The visit of President Mun shows the unwavering alliance between the two countries and the deep ties between the economy and the people. President Biden looks forward to strengthening the alliance and expanding close cooperation. I am. "

President Biden held his first face-to-face summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kan in April, and in March sent Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin to Japan and South Korea one after another for ministerial talks on foreign affairs and defense. By countering China, which is positioned as the "most serious competitor", we are clarifying our stance of further strengthening our relations with our Asian allies.



President Biden hopes to confirm close cooperation and show a strong alliance with China by holding a summit meeting with South Korea at an early stage following Japan.

Korean presidential office announces comments

The South Korean presidential office commented on the US-ROK summit meeting at the White House on May 21, saying, "The two leaders reaffirmed the solid US-ROK alliance through this meeting and are comprehensive and mutually beneficial. I hope that we will expand and develop such cooperative relationships. "



He added, "We plan to deeply discuss how to deal with global issues such as climate change, including the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the progress of permanent peace consolidation." It seems that they also want to work toward an early resumption.



On the other hand, the comment does not mention China, which is South Korea's largest trading partner and the backing of North Korea, and suggests the diplomatic stance of the Moon Jae-in administration, which wants to balance the two countries. I am.