The conference began with President Yoon Seok-yeol of the Republic of Korea expressing his sincerity towards Prime Minister Kishida's plan to resume shuttle diplomacy between Korea and Japan. This is the first bilateral visit by a Japanese prime minister to Korea in 12 years.
The leaders discussed the security issues between the two countries and agreed to closely cooperate in responding to the economic global agenda. They also confirmed the improvement in relations between Korea and Japan will bring great benefits to both countries and vowed to move forward.
The Prime Minister expressed gratitude for the cooperation provided by Korea in the process of the Japanese withdrawal from Sudan on April 24. The leaders welcomed the full operation of cooperation in the field of security and economy, including the security dialogue between foreign affairs and security authorities, the economic and security dialogue between the NSC, and the finance ministers' meeting.
They also discussed the restoration of air routes to the pre-coronavirus level and agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of economics. The leaders also shared plans to promote joint research and R&D cooperation in science and technology.
They agreed to continue security cooperation between Korea, the United States, and Japan, and to protect universal values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. They also agreed to cooperate closely in promoting Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy of freedom, peace, prosperity, and Japan's free and open Indo-Pacific.
The leaders decided to dispatch an on-site inspection team of Korean experts related to Fukushima contaminated water. They also agreed to fully resume face-to-face exchanges and decided on the number of people to exchange with.
The leaders discussed various issues of the international community that will be on the agenda at the G7 Hiroshima Summit. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely and agreed to visit the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, a sheltered area, and pay their respects.
They also confirmed that the movement towards improving relations between Iran and Iran, which took a big step forward in March, is on the right track. They agreed to meet frequently, including in the international community, to deepen the relationship and make it solid.
The leaders will continue to communicate and cooperate closely regardless of format. They also agreed to continue working together to protect the universal values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law that both countries share. They also agreed on the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to closely cooperate and communicate in the process of promoting Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy of freedom, peace, prosperity, and Japan's free and open Indo-Pacific.
The leaders agreed to continue to communicate and cooperate closely regardless of format. They also agreed to continue working together to protect the universal values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law that both countries share. They also agreed on the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to closely cooperate and communicate in the process of promoting Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy of freedom, peace, prosperity, and Japan's free and open Indo-Pacific.
Prime Minister Kishida expressed his appreciation for the early visit, appreciating President Yoon Seok-yeol's decision to improve Korea-Japan relations. He also confirmed that the government will make efforts to resolve any concerns about the health and safety of the people of Korea, a neighboring country, regarding the misuse of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
The conference concluded with a joint press conference where the leaders answered questions from the media.
1. The conference began with a speech from President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Seok-yeol.
2. The Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida, announced his plan to resume shuttle diplomacy between the leaders of Korea and Japan, which was agreed upon last March in Tokyo.
3. This is the first bilateral visit by a Japanese prime minister to Korea in 12 years.
4. The two leaders discussed security issues between Korea and Japan, which share universal values.
5. They agreed to cooperate closely in the process of responding to the economic global agenda.
6. The leaders confirmed that the improvement in Korea-Japan relations will bring great benefits to the people of both countries.
7. Kishida expressed his gratitude to Yoon for the cooperation during the Japanese withdrawal from Sudan on April 24.
8. The two leaders welcomed the full operation of cooperation in the field of security and economy.
9. They confirmed that the procedures for restoring the so-called white list are being steadily implemented.
10. The Korea-Japan Future Partnership Fund, which the Federation of Korean Industries and Keidanryun agreed to establish during Yoon's visit to Japan last March, is making final preparations ahead of its official launch.
11. Yoon and Kishida are working to ensure that the scale of people-to-people exchanges between Korea and Japan is so fast that it has reached close to 2 million in just three months this year.
12. They decided to make efforts to restore air routes not only to the metropolitan area but also to regional areas to the pre-coronavirus level.
13. They agreed on strengthening cooperation in the field of economy so that Korean semiconductor manufacturers and Japan's excellent electronics and equipment companies can build a solid semiconductor supply chain.
14. They discussed cutting-edge technologies such as space, quantum, AI, digital bio, and future materials.
15. They agreed that close communication and consultation between the three countries, including a trilateral summit on the occasion of the upcoming G7 summit, is very important.
16. They agreed to continue security cooperation between Korea, the United States, and Japan in the future.
17. They agreed to the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to closely cooperate and communicate in the process of promoting Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy of freedom, peace, prosperity, and Japan's free and open Indo-Pacific.
18. They agreed to dispatch an on-site inspection team of Korean experts related to Fukushima contaminated water.
19. They decided to visit and pay their respects together at the memorial monument for Korean atomic bomb victims at the Hiroshima Peace Park.
20. They believe that through Kishida's plan, the restoration of shuttle diplomacy between the leaders and the normalization of relations between the two countries are now on track.
21. They agreed to continue to communicate and cooperate closely regardless of format.
22. Kishida announced his plan to visit Seoul and begin shuttle diplomacy in earnest.
23. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely.
24. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely.
25. They confirmed that the discussion on real-time sharing of North Korean missile data agreed upon at the summit has calmed down.
26. They decided to hold a summit and thanked Yoon for his strong support for the kidnapping issue.
27. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely.
28. They confirmed that the movement toward improving relations between Iran and Iran, which took a big step forward in March, is on the right track.
29. They confirmed that they will meet with President Yoon frequently, including in the international community, to deepen the silhouette relationship and make it a solid one.
30. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely.
31. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely.
32. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely.
33. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely.
34. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely.
35. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely.
36. They confirmed that they will continue to cooperate closely.
37. They confirmed that they will continue to co