China News Service, May 16th. According to Kyodo News Agency of Japan, multiple sources revealed on the 15th that Japan, the United States and South Korea have begun coordination and plan to hold summit talks during the G7 summit in the United Kingdom in mid-June. .
This will be the three-nation summit meeting again since 2017, and it will also be the first such meeting after Biden took office as US president.
According to reports, Japan-US-South Korea cooperation is led by the United States.
Some people believe that Biden will focus on the denuclearization of North Korea during the talks and appeal to Japan and South Korea to strengthen trilateral cooperation.
To what extent the pace of the three countries can be unified will become the focus.
Regarding the Japan-US-South Korea summit, a source in the Japanese government stated that "the United States is very active and there is no reason to refuse."
The South Korean authorities said "strive to hold it during the G7 summit."
The summit host, Britain, has invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to participate as guests. Japanese Prime Ministers Yoshihide Suga and Biden are expected to attend as members of the G7.
Japan and South Korea will also advance the discussion of ways of bilateral summit talks.
Regarding the formal talks, in the context of the confrontation between the two countries due to historical issues, there have been arguments in the Japanese government that require careful consideration, and some people have proposed short-term informal contacts.
According to reports, the G7 summit will be held in Cornwall, southwestern England, from June 11th to 13th local time.