Yi Kishida suggests “Continued cooperation on energy and economic security”… Discusses “Close communication” on the Ukraine crisis (Comprehensive)

Moon meets Kishida for about 50 minutes at the Blue House
Hydrogen and Resource Cooperation Dialogue between Korea and Japan to Launch Next Month,

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio arrived in Seoul on the 26th to attend the trilateral summit between South Korea, China, and Japan at Seoul Airport in Gyeonggi-do. Photo=Reporter Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@,
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, ‘Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, who visited Korea to attend the trilateral summit between the leaders of Korea, Japan, and China along with President Yoon Seok-youl, stated on the 26th, “We have agreed to continue cooperating to achieve tangible results in areas such as energy, economic security, small and medium-sized enterprises, startups, ICT, and advanced technology. In particular, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations next year, the two countries have decided to prepare various projects to elevate bilateral relations to a higher level through diplomatic communications.’,
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, ‘Regarding the “LINE-Yahoo incident” triggered by the Japanese government’s administrative guidance, President Yoon mentioned, “We understand that the demand for Naver, a domestic company, to sell its stake is not an issue,” and Prime Minister Kishida stated, “We will continue to communicate closely between the two countries.” ‘,
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, ‘President Yoon and Prime Minister Kishida held a bilateral summit at the Blue House on this day from 4:35 pm to 5:25 pm, lasting about 50 minutes. They stated, “Significant achievements that can be felt by the people of both countries are being made in improving Korea-Japan relations. Let us continue to make efforts together to further expand cooperation in various fields.”‘,
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, ‘Kim Tae-hyo, first deputy chief of the National Security Office, in a briefing with reporters, conveyed the outcomes of the bilateral summit, saying, “The two leaders agreed that the trilateral summit between Korea, Japan, and China is an opportunity to reestablish cooperation between the two countries and actively involve China, exploring new cooperation measures within the intra-regional order to enhance the collaborative efforts of the three countries in contributing to peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.”‘,
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, “Enhancing Cooperation in Supply Chain Sector…Expanding Youth Exchanges”,
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, ‘The two leaders first evaluated the active economic cooperation following the improvement of Korea-Japan relations and welcomed their agreement to engage in dialogues on hydrogen, ammonia, and resources between relevant ministries of the two countries. They agreed to strengthen cooperation in the supply chain sector.’,
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, ‘In particular, the Korea-Japan Hydrogen Cooperation Dialogue will be newly established in mid-next month. Kim explained, “Expectations have increased for the expansion of the global hydrogen supply chain between Korea and Japan. They have agreed to cooperate in standardizing hydrogen and related policies in the hydrogen energy sector.”‘,
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, ‘The Korea-Japan Resource Cooperation Dialogue is also expected to be launched in mid-next month. Kim stated, “We will create a new relationship between Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry,” and “It is expected that we will seek cooperation in response to the core mineral supply chain crisis and work to stabilize the supply chain.”‘,
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President Yoon Seok-youl is speaking at the Korea-Japan summit with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at the Blue House in Seoul on the 26th. [Image Source=Yonhap News],
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, ‘In order to advance future-oriented bilateral relations, they also agreed to explore ways to expand exchanges for youth through study abroad programs, internships, employment, etc. President Yoon praised the additional contributions of Japanese companies to the “Korea-Japan Future Partnership Fund” recently. Last June, the Korea-Japan Future Partnership Foundation was launched in Korea, and the Japan-Korea Future Partnership Foundation was established on the Japanese side.’,
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, ‘Deputy Chief Kim stated, “Japan has invested 1 billion won in Korea, and Japan has preemptively raised an additional 2 billion yen this week. In line with this, the Korea Enterprises Federation also plans to increase funding for the partnership foundation, facilitating more active exchanges among the young generations of both countries.”‘,
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, ‘The two leaders evaluated the assistance provided and received for the emergency repatriation of Korean and Japanese nationals residing in Sudan and Israel last year and agreed to continue communicating to expand cooperation for the protection of overseas nationals.’,
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President Yoon Seok-youl shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio during the Korea-Japan summit at the Blue House in Seoul on the 26th. [Image Source=Yonhap News], Yoon: “Understand that demand for Naver stake sale is not made”,
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, ‘Regarding the public interest raised by the LINE-Yahoo incident, President Yoon discussed the issue first during the bilateral summit. He stated, “It is understood that the administrative guidance from the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications regarding the sale of stakes in Naver is not a demand,” and emphasized the need to manage unnecessary issues between the two countries.’,
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, ‘Prime Minister Kishida explained, “The administrative guidance will continue to promote investment in Japan by foreign companies, including Korean companies.” He clarified, “This administrative guidance from the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is a request to review the security governance regarding the significant security breach that has already occurred.” Kishida assured, “We have been closely cooperating from the initial stages between the Korean and Japanese governments on this matter, and we will continue to communicate closely moving forward.”‘,
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, ‘Furthermore, our government expressed its intention to firmly maintain its security posture during the period of the trilateral summit between Korea, Japan, and China and right after the conference. A high-ranking official from the presidential office stated, “There is a possibility of North Korea launching a military reconnaissance satellite using intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) technology and possibly conducting various missile provocations. The government will firmly maintain its security posture during the trilateral summit between Korea, Japan, and China and immediately after.”‘,
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, ‘Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to Korea comes one year after the Korea-Japan summit held in Seoul last May. President Yoon and Prime Minister Kishida met again about six months after their meeting on November 16 last year in San Francisco, USA, for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.’,
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