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“Korea-Japan,
Agree to Pursue Establishment of a Discussion Group for Dialogue on Economy and
Security…In Order to Strengthen the Semiconductor Supply Chain”
“Korea-Japan, Agree to Pursue
Establishment of a Discussion Group for Dialogue on Economy and Security…In
Order to Strengthen the Semiconductor Supply Chain”
Daily
Yomiuri: “To
be Discussed together with
the Resumption of ‘Shuttle
Diplomacy’ at the Summit Meeting”
On March 16, at the Tokyo
Summit Meeting, Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida
Fumio shall confirm the plan for establishing a discussion group for dialogue
on Korea-Japan economy and security, for the purpose of strengthening the
semiconductor supply network, reported the Daily Yomiuri. According to the
report, the heads of the two countries are planning to establish a new dialogue
on economy and security in which only the two countries participate, apart from
the talks on economy and security among Korea-U.S.-Japan
The
Korea-U.S.-Japan talks on economy and security are a discussion group agreed
upon at the Summit among the three nations held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in November of last year. Its
first meeting was held on the 27th of February in Honolulu, U.S.A.
At this meeting, discussions underwent on expanded cooperation and exchange of
professional manpower in new and core technology areas such as quantum, bio,
and space; the stabilization of supply networks for semiconductors, batteries,
and core minerals; technology protection; data movement and protection; and
response to weaponization of economic interdependence
In
regard to Korea-Japan dialogue on economy and security, the Yomiuri Daily
noted, “Reducing dependence on China for semiconductors
and mineral resources, and acquiring superiority in advanced technology are
becoming important tasks for the major countries.”At
an interview reported by the major daily newspapers of Japan on this day,
President Yoon Suk Yeol of Korea said, “We
expect material cooperation among countries such as Korea, U.S., Japan and
Taiwan that lead the semiconductor industry will contribute to stabilizing the
global cooperative network,” and
emphasized the importance of bilateral cooperation in economic matters.
“With use of the strengths of each country within
the semiconductor supply network, by identifying areas for cooperation in which
countries could complement one another, we shall be able to create a synergy effect,” added
President Yoon. At the summit meeting on this day, President Yoon and
Prime Minister Kishida reaffirmed the plan to resume “shuttle diplomacy” in
which each side visits the other on a regular basis.
In addition, when President
Yoon explains the solutions for resolving the issue of compensating victims of
forced labor during the Japanese Colonial Period, Prime Minister Kishida is to
express his willingness to support them. “After the two countries make
advancements in coming close to a solution on the biggest issue, which is that
of “forced labor”, they shall pursue normalization of relations in many areas,
such as politics, economy and culture,” noted the Yoimuri Daily.
(Tokyo, Yonhap News)
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