President Yoon Seok-yeol, speaking of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the 29th (local time) in Spain, said, "I am convinced that we can become such a partner who can solve current issues between Korea and Japan and develop bilateral relations for the common good of the two countries in the future." said.
In response to a question about Prime Minister Kishida's first impression through a door stepping (informal conference) prior to attending the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain this afternoon, President Yoon said, "We had a brief conversation at the King's Dinner of Spain yesterday, and today we spent a lot of time in Asia. ·We had a meeting of the four Pacific countries (AP4),” he replied.
"The time has come for some close mutual cooperation between the Indo-Pacific and NATO," he said.
Regarding the speech at the meeting in a situation where China is strongly criticizing South Korea's participation in the NATO summit, President Yoon said, "It is a place where an order based on norms that value freedom, human rights and the rule of law is respected rather than naming a specific country. Participating in this NATO meeting is meaningful in the sense that NATO and the People's Republic of Thailand should work together to build such cooperation," he said.
Regarding the 'Korea-U.S.-Japan three-nation summit', which will be held after four years and nine months, "Even if not today, there is a consensus among South Korea, the US and Japan that security cooperation should be strengthened in relation to the North Korean nuclear crisis." It comes down to that,” he said.