The top leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea plan to hold a meeting in Washington in August, informed sources said.
It will be the first time for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to have talks other than on the sidelines of international conferences.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, on a visit to Japan, told The Yomiuri Shimbun and members of the media in Tokyo on Friday that the summit meeting will take place within the next few months. Japanese government sources said that the meeting is planned to be held at around the end of August.
The agenda for the meeting is expected to include the situation in East Asia, with China's increasing hegemonic moves and North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs in mind.
Sullivan said that the meeting would be a historic opportunity to further develop relations among the three countries. The U.S. national security advisor welcomed the recent improvement in bilateral ties between Tokyo and Seoul, saying that it has contributed deeply to the strengthening of relations among the three countries.
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