China News Service, June 22. According to Kyodo News Agency, Japan, the United States and South Korea are coordinating on the holding of a three-nation summit meeting during the NATO summit, according to multiple diplomatic sources.
According to the report, the US has a positive attitude towards holding the talks, and will coordinate on the specific agenda in the next step.
This will be the first tripartite meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Seok-wook.
According to reports, Yin Xiyue, who took office in May, intends to improve Japan-South Korea relations.
The South Korean government has previously consulted for intentions on the separate talks between Yin Xiyue and Kishida, but the Kishida government is worried that opposition from conservatives and others will affect the Senate election.
The Japanese government seems to think that it would be understandable if the three-nation talks included the United States.
The Japanese government is also discussing holding a four-nation meeting of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
In addition, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin said that the leaders of South Korea and Japan may hold a "meaningful" dialogue at the NATO summit, according to a report by Korea International Broadcasting Station (KBS) on the 16th.
The NATO summit will be held in Spain on June 29 and 30. NATO previously invited the leaders of South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, four non-member countries in the Asia-Pacific region to attend the meeting.