South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. They discussed bolstering bilateral ties and trilateral cooperation with the U.S., including denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and SMR deployments in the Indo-Pacific.
Diplomats from Russia, China, and Mongolia met in Ulaanbaatar to discuss potential trilateral political contacts, including high-level meetings, and a roadmap for cooperation. They also reviewed the Russia-Mongolia-China economic corridor program.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pledged pragmatic diplomacy focused on national interests, strengthened trilateral cooperation with the U.S. and Japan, and large-scale investments in cutting-edge industries to address global challenges like geopolitical tensions and supply chain uncertainties.
The Russia-India-China (RIC) dialogue is resurfacing in diplomatic discussions, with Russia pushing for its revival and China expressing willingness to communicate. Despite ongoing border issues between India and China and Russia's conflict with the West, the RIC format holds political symbolism and could manage regional competition.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with Chinese and Japanese ambassadors to seek closer trilateral cooperation through the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS), aiming to advance regional peace, prosperity, and shared culture.
