Foreign ministers of South Korea, China, and Japan to sit for talks in Tokyo this weekend

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul right meets with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya in Seoul on March 13 2025 Yonhap — South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul (right) talks with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya at a meeting in Seoul on Jan. 13, 2025. Yonhap

SEOUL, March 18 (AJP) - The foreign ministers of Korea, China, and Japan will hold talks in Tokyo this weekend, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Minister Cho Tae-yul will leave for the island country on Friday to sit for a trilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, slated for Saturday.

The upcoming meeting comes more than a year after the last one, which took place in the southern port city of Busan in November 2023.

The three are expected to discuss various regional issues including diplomatic and security matters, and explore ways to strengthen cooperation between the neighboring countries.

Cho will hold separate one-on-one meetings on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting.

Their discussions will also likely include preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, scheduled to be held in Gyeongju in the latter half of this year.

Evelyn Nam evelyneyahh@ajupress.com

Foreign ministers of South Korea, China, and Japan to sit for talks in Tokyo this weekend

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