Fresh from Japan, South Korean leader Lee Jae-myung hosted Taro Aso in Seoul on Friday, reiterating a blueprint for mutually enriching Seoul-Tokyo relations. The parley underscores urgency in fortifying alliances as Northeast Asia navigates complexities.
‘Neighboring nations sharing a single courtyard,’ Lee framed the bond, advocating collaborative frontiers for shared prosperity, as per Yonhap coverage. Echoing his Nara summit with PM Sanae Takaichi – marking his second Japan outing and fifth PM dialogue since June, after October’s Gyeongju starter – the talks advanced shuttle diplomacy for ongoing exchanges.
Lee views the seamless Aso follow-up as a beacon of thawing relations for Korean observers. Aso affirmed the summit’s weight in less than three months, with geostrategic flux favoring Japan-Korea unity.
Concluding his January 14 Japan return, dialogues reaffirmed denuclearization vows for the Peninsula and floated trilateral Seoul-Tokyo-Beijing mechanisms. Spotlighting disputes over Japanese aquatic imports – amid CPTPP aspirations – leaders tasked functionaries with resolution strategies, heralding a new cooperation epoch.