Japan, South Korea, China leaders have rare summit to promote 'global peace and stability'
Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks during a business summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol at Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul. One of the main topics was North Korea. South Korea n, Chinese and Japanese leaders met in Seoul on Monday for their first trilateral summit in nearly five years, after nuclear-armed North Korea announced plans to put another satellite into orbit.
Although the North was not officially on the programme for the talks, with Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing aiming to find consensus on easier economic ground, the pending launch ensured Pyongyang made it onto the agenda. "I hope that our three countries, who are working together as members of the UN Security Council this year will join forces to contribute to peace and prosperity in the international community by gathering wisdom and strength in the face of a global complex crisis and geopolitical conflicts," he said.
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, and China's Premier Li Qiang attend the business summit at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul. Analysts say there is significant technological overlap between space launch capabilities and the development of ballistic missiles.
Experts have warned that, due to the three countries' starkly divergent positions on key issues including Pyongyang's nuclear threats and growing ties with Russia, it will be hard for them to form a consensus on tricky geopolitical issues.Despite the challenges in organising this meeting, it is unlikely to produce significant diplomatic achievements.
This picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows the test firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile 'Hwasong-18' at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Seoul said on Friday that South Korean and US intelligence authorities were"closely monitoring and tracking" presumed preparations for the launch of another military reconnaissance satellite.
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