South Korea’s Yoon, Japan’s Ishiba in talks to meet sidelines of ASEAN, Yonhap says

October 4, 2024 - 11:54 AM
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol waves as he delivers a speech after a South Korea-US joint military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea June 15, 2023. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool via Reuters)

 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are in talks to hold a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit which will be hosted by Laos next week, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing Yoon’s office.

Yoon will also visit the Philippines and Singapore during his trip between Oct. 6 and 11, the report said.

 —Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Ed Davies