President Yun Seok-yeol, US President Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida held a summit meeting today (29th local time) and reached a consensus on strengthening trilateral cooperation in response to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.
The three-nation summit was prepared on the occasion of the NATO summit, and was held for about 25 minutes at the IFEMA Convention Center in Madrid, where the NATO summit was held.
The three-country summit is the first in four years and nine months since the Korea-U.S.-Japan summit held on the occasion of the UN General Assembly in September 2017.
President Biden, who first took the microphone, said, "The trilateral cooperation between Korea, the United States and Japan is very important to achieving our common goal.
"We are very concerned that North Korea will continue to test nuclear weapons," Biden said.
President Yoon, who took over the microphone, said, "I think it is meaningful that the leaders of the Republic of Korea, the United States, and Japan have come together for the NATO summit as an opportunity. ' he opened his mouth.
President Yoon said, "The importance of South Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation has grown even greater in a situation where North Korea's nuclear and missile threats have advanced and the international situation has grown instability."
President Yoon emphasized, "I look forward to today's meeting as an opportunity for South Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation to establish itself as an important pivot for world peace and stability."
Prime Minister Kishida said, "I am increasingly concerned about the possibility of further provocative actions, including North Korea." .
"It is very timely for the South Korea-U.S.-Japan summit to be held this time," he said.
Prime Minister Kishida said, "If North Korea conducts a nuclear test, South Korea, the United States and Japan will respond together, including joint exercises."
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