Foreign ministry denies reports linking vaccine cooperation with US to Quad participation
Posted : 2021-04-23 20:03
Updated : 2021-04-23 20:03
A handout photo made available by the US Embassy in Seoul shows US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, signing a guest book and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong watches at the Foreign Minister s residence in Seoul, April 17. EPA-Yonhap
The foreign ministry on Friday denied media reports speculating that South Korea was not included on the U.S. list of potential foreign vaccine support because it has taken a negative stance about joining the U.S.-led Quad forum.
Decision on Fukushima waste water should be in consultation with international agencies, not just a decision by Japan alone.
Disposal of Fukushima nuclear wastewater should be assessed under framework of intl agencies, not let world pay: FM,
By Global Times, 21 Apr 21, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday the disposal of Fukushima nuclear wastewater should be assessed and discussed under the framework of international agencies including the UN, the WHO, and the IAEA, urging the Japanese government to correct its irresponsible decision to dump of the wastewater to the ocean and avoid involving people all around the world in paying for its wrongdoings.
U.S.-Japan summit sounds warning to Seoul over different viewpoints on N.K., China The first U.S.-Japan summit of the Joe Biden administration, as expected, dealt with the need for a united front against China as its top priority. The leaders of both countries focused on putting pressure on China in many areas, including technology. They also reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea. The two leaders agreed on the importance of trilateral cooperation among the U.S., South Korea and Japan in security and prosperity. Japan got closer to the U.S. despite the growing threat from China.
The leaders of both countries focused on putting pressure on China in many areas, including technology.
They also reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearisation of North Korea.
The two leaders agreed on the importance of trilateral cooperation among the US, South Korea and Japan in security and prosperity.
Japan got closer to the US despite the growing threat from China.
These developments sound a warning to South Korea ahead of its summit with the US late next month, given its different viewpoints on North Korea and China.
In the South Korea-US foreign and defence ministerial meeting in March, for example, the Moon Jae-in government revealed a different view on the expression the denuclearisation of North Korea.