South Korean Foreign Minister Meets with Prime Minister Ishiba on ”Visit to the US”... Gaining ”Hints” for Negotiations with the US

On the 30th, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and held talks before heading to the United States. As the tariff negotiations with the United States reach their final stage, he has received hints on how to solve the "higher order equation."
Cho met with Prime Minister Ishiba in the morning and held a meeting on related topics before heading to the US.
Foreign Minister Cho made the unusual decision to visit Japan before his visit to the United States.
It is believed that this is to reaffirm the "diplomatic tone toward Japan" that was established after President Lee Jae-myung held a summit meeting with Prime Minister Ishiba.
In particular, President Lee may have shared "behind the scenes of Japan-US negotiations" through Foreign Minister Cho.
This is because the situations in Japan and South Korea are similar, as both countries concluded negotiations with the US before South Korea. After hearing about Japan's situation, Foreign Minister Cho immediately headed to the US.
Professor Lee Won-deok of the Department of International Studies at Kookmin University in South Korea said, "In terms of relations with the United States, Korea and Japan share a common destiny." "Now is the time to take Japan as an example and use it as a tool for our negotiations with the United States."
"It is what is most necessary in the current situation," he continued, adding, "Foreign Minister Cho must have held confidential security talks in Japan," and "In the case of Japan, it is not necessarily a package deal (
"It's not a one-size-fits-all deal, so the biggest challenge is how to coordinate our defense, security and trade relationships."