High-level representatives of Japan, China and South Korea ``Summit meeting will be held early at a mutually advantageous time''

A High-Level Meeting (SOM) was held in Seoul, South Korea on the 26th to discuss holding a Japan-China-ROK summit. Representatives of the three countries agreed to hold the summit at a mutually advantageous time.
We decided to discuss the specific timing. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, the high-level meeting between Japan, China and Korea was presided over by Chung Byung-won, Assistant Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, and attended by Takeshi Funakoshi.
The meeting was held in the presence of Yu Yu, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Nou Yu, Assistant Director of Agriculture and Finance at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting was also attended by Lee Hee-seop, director-general of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS).
The representatives of this high-level meeting said, ``This meeting, which was held for the first time in about four years, served as an opportunity to revitalize cooperation between the governments of the three countries, which had been stalled due to the COVID-19 virus infection and other factors.'' and
As the leaders of the three countries expressed their sympathy for holding a summit meeting, we decided to steadily prepare for it. In addition, the representatives of the high-level meeting will be held at a meeting of three foreign ministers to prepare for the summit meeting.
We decided to hold the event as soon as possible. The South Korean side proposed Busan as the venue for the foreign ministers' meeting, and it is reported that Japan and China responded positively to this idea. From this, November 28th
It is expected that a plan will be promoted for the foreign ministers of the three countries to meet in Busan before the date for deciding the location of the international exposition. Representatives from Japan, China and South Korea said, ``In the process of restoring the consultative body between the governments of the three countries, the peoples of the three countries
They agreed that it is important to show results that can be felt by the public," and decided to continue discussions going forward.
South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials said, ``People-to-people exchanges, science and technology cooperation, digital transformation,
"We selected six major areas: sustainable development/climate change, health/aging, economic and trade cooperation, and peace/security, and presented cooperation projects to Japan and China."