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Yesterday (15th), President Yoon Seok-yeol and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a summit meeting.

The North Korean nuclear issue was discussed as a top priority, but there was a somewhat different temperature.

President Yoon said that he expected China to play an active role in resolving the North Korean nuclear issue, and President Xi said that he hoped that South Korea would improve inter-Korean relations, and that if North Korea responded, he would support and cooperate so that our government's bold plan is well implemented. .

President Yoon will return to Korea shortly after completing his trip to Southeast Asia.



Reporter Park Won-kyung reports.



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President Yoon Seok-yeol announced the Korean version of the Indo-Pacific Strategy at the ASEAN-Korea Summit held in Cambodia on the first day of his Southeast Asian tour.



[President Yoon Seok-yeol/Last 11th: I intend to create a 'free, peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region' through solidarity and cooperation with major countries including ASEAN.



] While doing so, we strengthened our will to strengthen cooperation among the three countries to resolve the North Korean issue.



[President Yoon Seok-yeol/Last 13th: Cooperation between Korea, the US and Japan is a strong bastion for defending universal values ​​and achieving peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.]



At the summit with US President Joe Biden, the Inflation Reduction Act that does not subsidize Korean-made electric cars , there was a discussion about the IRA improvement plan.



At a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, it was decided to continue consultations to resolve the issue of compensation for forced labor as soon as possible.



In Bali, Indonesia, where the G20 summit of 20 major countries was held, a Korea-China summit was also held for the first time in three years since December 2019.



[President Yoon Seok-yeol/Yesterday: Our government will communicate closely with China and cooperate for a mature Korea-China relationship based on mutual respect and mutual benefit.]



[Xi Jinping/President of China: Korea and China are close neighbors who cannot move. It is an inseparable partner for cooperation.]



President Yoon said that he expects China to play an active role in resolving the North Korean issue, and President Xi said that he hopes that South Korea will actively improve inter-Korean relations.



President Yoon will return to Korea shortly after completing his six-day, four-night trip to Southeast Asia.