Top diplomats from Japan, China, and South Korea convened in Tokyo on Saturday, aiming to find common ground on regional security and economic matters amid increasing geopolitical uncertainty. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya remarked at the meeting’s outset, “In light of the escalating international challenges, we may indeed be at a pivotal moment in history.”
He emphasized the necessity of transcending divisions and confrontations through dialogue and collaboration. This gathering marks the first meeting of the countries’ chief diplomats since 2023 and is anticipated to address a range of issues, including North Korea’s nuclear program and trade relations, setting the stage for a forthcoming trilateral leaders’ summit following last year’s meeting in Seoul.
Iwaya is also scheduled to engage in separate bilateral discussions with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts, which will include the first high-level economic dialogue with China in six years. This week, Iwaya indicated that these discussions would encompass the ban on Japanese seafood imports that China imposed after the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2023.
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