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President Yun Seok-yeol met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at dawn today (22nd).
The two leaders met face-to-face for about 30 minutes, and let's connect to New York, the US where the two leaders' brief talks were held, and listen to the details.
Reporter Ki-tae Kim, first of all, let me explain the process of meeting the two leaders by surprise.
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Yes, President Yun Seok-yeol met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at 1:25 a.m. today at a meeting hall in a building near the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York.
The meeting between the two leaders lasted about 30 minutes.
It is the first time in two years and nine months that the leaders of South Korea and Japan have officially met and held a summit.
The summit was held in such a way that President Yun visited the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and CTBT event, attended by Prime Minister Kishida.
The presidential office described the meeting as a 'short-cut meeting'.
The explanation is that the multilateral talks were held in a way that did not set an agenda.
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But what kind of conversations did the two leaders have during this meeting?
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The most striking thing is that the two countries shared the need to improve relations.
In a situation where the issue of compensation for victims of forced mobilization is not easily resolved, it is read with the intention of seeking a solution through dialogue with diplomatic authorities.
Regarding the North Korean nuclear issue, the presidential office added, "We shared serious concerns about North Korea's nuclear program, including the recent enactment of nuclear force law, and agreed to cooperate with the international community," the presidential office added.
The meeting came to an end after both sides fought until the very last minute, with the specific schedule and format not being finalized until today, the same day.
An official from the presidential office said, "There is a conflict between Korea and Japan, but it is meaningful that the two leaders took the first step to achieve tangible results."
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That's right.
This time, when President Yoon Seok-yeol visited New York, the possibility of a Korea-Japan summit was raised, but we met this morning.
But one more thing left is the Korea-US summit.
When do you think the US-ROK summit will take place?
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three hours ago, the presidential office reconfirmed that the Korea-US summit would be held through a local briefing in New York.
As US President Joe Biden's sudden attendance at the funeral of the Queen of England and a political agenda arose, meetings with heads of state planned for the UN General Assembly were drastically reduced or postponed.
Because of this, the meeting time may be reduced, but the president's office explains that we will meet somehow.
If the leaders of the Republic of Korea and the United States meet, the biggest issue will be the US inflation reduction law, which also puts 'the country first' at the fore.
A high-ranking official in the presidential office said that when President Yoon meets with President Biden, he will talk about ways to reduce the damage to our company somehow.
There is also the possibility of discussing measures to stabilize the foreign exchange market.