Japanese diplomacy bosses, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking common language on East Asian security and economic issues in the middle of the euscalation of global uncertainty.
-Get the increasingly difficult international situation, I believe that we are indeed at a turning point in history, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iway at the beginning of the meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yii and South Korean Choom Tae-Yul.
They agreed to speed up preparations for the Trilateral Summit in Japan, which would also include talks, Beijing and Seouls can be caught in the fall of the nativity and the age of the population, said Iwaya in a joint post after the meeting.
The first gathering of foreign ministers of these countries from 2023. comes at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump disrupts the old alliance, potentially opening the door to the countries that are traditionally associated with Washington, reminders Reuters.
-The three nations have a total population of almost 1.6 billion and economic production more than 24 trillion dollars. With our huge markets and great potential, we can make a significant impact, Wang said.
China, he added, wants to continue free trade negotiations with their neighbors and expand membership in the 15-member regional comprehensive economic partnership.
However, deep divisions remain. Beijing is a conflict with Tokyo and Seoul in several key issues, including North Korea, intensifying military activities around Taiwan and support Russia in the war with Ukraine.
American Allies Japan and South Korea, each thousands of American soldiers, share the opinion of Washington to China – the second largest world economy – represents an increasing threat to regional security.
Cho said he asked China at the meeting to help convince North Korea to leave his nuclear weapon.
– I emphasized that illegal military cooperation between Russia and North Korea should immediately stop that North Korea should not be rewarded for their misdeeds in the end of the war in Ukraine, he added.
Iway met separately with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts, including the first economic dialogue at a high level with Beijing in six years.
The key question for Tokyo in the conversations with Beijing is the prohibition of imports of Japanese seafood, which China introduced after the discharge of wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Years. Years.
Iway said that he confirmed the obligation of China was taken over in September that he would allow sea products and also emphasized the extension of Japanese agricultural products, including beef and rice.
(Vijesti.ba)
