Visit to the US for 4 days and 3 nights starting on the 15th
After visiting the UK on the 20th, promoting the Expo in Paris
Japanese media “Push for joint lecture between Yu and Kishida”
President Yoon Seok-yeol will visit San Francisco, USA, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit for 4 days and 3 nights starting on the 15th. Attention is being paid to whether President Yoon, who led the institutionalization of security cooperation between Korea, the United States and Japan starting with the normalization of Korea-Japan relations in March, will hold a Korea-China summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in his first APEC attendance. After returning to Korea on the 18th, President Yoon will make a state visit to England at the invitation of King Charles III for 4 days and 3 nights starting on the 20th.
President Yoon will attend the ‘APEC CEO Summit’ on the morning of the 15th (local time) and deliver a keynote speech followed by an investment declaration ceremony. The first session of the APEC Summit will be held on the 16th, followed by informal conversations with leaders of member countries and invited countries, and a working lunch.
It is known that President Yoon is also pursuing bilateral talks with leaders of major countries, including President Xi. There are observations that if it comes to fruition, a clue to the restoration of normal relations can be found at a time when strained relations between Korea and China are reaching an inflection point. South Korea needs China’s active cooperation to denuclearize North Korea, and China, which is a party to the U.S.-China hegemony competition, also needs to improve its relationship with Korea.
Japan’s Kyodo News also reported that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Yoon are planning a joint lecture at Stanford University. There are also sources predicting that the Korea-China-Japan summit will be a surprise success.
Additionally, after returning to Korea on the 18th, President Yoon will make a state visit to England at the invitation of King Charles III for 4 days and 3 nights starting on the 20th. President Yoon is the first foreign leader to make a state visit to Britain since the coronation of Charles III. A 41-gun salute is fired to show the highest respect, followed by an inspection of the Royal Guard. President Yoon will take a horse-drawn carriage march to Buckingham Palace with King Charles III and then attend a welcome luncheon hosted by the king. A speech to the British Parliament is also scheduled. President Yoon will move to Paris, France on the 23rd to complete a 4-day, 2-night schedule. He is putting all his effort into attracting the World Expo (Expo) ahead of the vote on the host site on the 28th.
President Yoon signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on industrial cooperation and space cooperation between the two countries at a summit meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella held at the Yongsan Presidential Office on this day. The key is to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in advanced technologies such as hydrogen and artificial intelligence, and in the space field. President Yoon said, “We will cooperate closely in denuclearizing North Korea and improving human rights issues, and stand in solidarity to end the war in Ukraine.”
Source: Donga
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