By Ahn Ho-young
President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden are scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C., May 21. There will be no shortage of issues for the two leaders to discuss. However, from my own experience of preparing for, and participating in, Korea-U.S. summits, much of their time will likely be spent talking about how the two countries should work together toward North Korea s denuclearization.
On April 30, the U.S. confirmed that its review of the country s North Korea policy had been completed. White House press secretary Jen Psaki and other U.S. officials disclosed the outlines of Biden s new policy, even though we are still waiting to learn more about the specifics. A large number of countries around the world, especially their foreign ministers who gathered together in London for the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting, welcomed the new U.S. approach.
Korea leans toward partially joining Quad
Posted : 2021-05-17 16:55
Updated : 2021-05-17 21:37
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, participates in a Quad summit remotely with Indo-Pacific nation leaders at the White House, Washington, D.C., March 12. Reuters-Yonhap
By Kang Seung-woo
Ahead of the summit between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden later this week, Korea appears to be leaning toward participating in the U.S.-led Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) partially, as the country is allegedly reviewing how to cooperate with the strategic forum s working groups in non-military sectors.
Given that the Quad has been regarded as a means to contain China, Korea has been reluctant to accept the U.S. s repeated calls to join, due to Beijing being Seoul s largest trading partner.
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