Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol shake hands during their meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, May 17, 2023. Credit: Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP Advertisement The leaders of South Korea and Canada on Wednesday vowed to strengthen their security and economic cooperation to address … Read more
The Koreas | Diplomacy | East Asia Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska requested the additional aid in a meeting with President Yoon in Seoul. Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska (left) meets with South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol during a visit to Seoul, May 16, 2023. Credit: Office of the President, ROK Advertisement South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol vowed to … Read more
Advertisement During his recent visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio showed sympathy for the painful past of the Korean people but did not dare to elaborate on what and who inflicted that pain upon them – Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945. At a joint press conference … Read more
Advertisement South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in Seoul on Sunday. It was the first time that a Japanese prime minster had come to Seoul for a bilateral summit meeting since 2011. In March, Yoon visited Tokyo as a follow-up step to his foreign minister’s announcement on resolving the … Read more
Tokyo Report | Diplomacy | East Asia On May 7, Japan’s prime minister will reciprocate President Yoon’s trip to Tokyo. Kishida will be the first Japanese leader to visit South Korea since 2018. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (left) holds a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio after the 10th High-Level Meeting of the Friends of CTBT (Comprehensive … Read more
Advertisement Japan and South Korea are finally emerging from their long diplomatic stalemate. In a surprise move, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will make a two-day visit to Seoul starting on May 7 to meet with President Yoon Suk-yeol. This is a reciprocal trip, coming less than two months after Yoon’s trip to Tokyo in … Read more