MADRID, 18 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has assured his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Suk Yeol, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, that a “new era of cooperation” has opened to counteract China’s influence in the region. of the Indo-Pacific and strengthen security in the face of the challenge posed by Pyongyang.
“I am deeply grateful for your leadership, and I look forward to working with you in this new era of cooperation as we renew our resolve to serve as a force for good throughout the Indo-Pacific and, frankly, throughout the world,” Biden said. from Camp David, where the trilateral summit is being held.
The US president has praised both Yoon and Kishida for their “political courage,” especially given the territorial and historical disputes between the two countries over the compensation requested by Seoul to compensate victims of forced labor during the Japanese colonial era in Korea.
For his part, Yoon recalled the NATO summit held a month ago in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, a meeting in which he met Biden, while calling this trilateral summit “historic”.
“Strong coordination between Korea, the US and Japan requires stronger institutional foundations. In addition, challenges threatening regional security must be addressed by building a stronger commitment to work together,” he added.
In the same way, Kishida has recalled that it is necessary to deepen the security sector “in response to North Korea”, while he has been in favor of promoting other areas, such as supply chains or emerging technology.
“I would like to express my sympathy once again for the devastating damage caused by the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. To provide relief to those affected, Japan has decided to offer a total of around $2 million in support,” he said. .
Kishida and Yoon’s visit to the United States comes at a time when tensions on the Korean peninsula have escalated both over joint military exercises between Washington and Seoul and continued missile launches by Pyongyang.
