The foreign ministers of China and South Korea held their first talks in Beijing in more than six years, as both countries look to shore up deteriorating ties and pave the way for a trilateral summit with Japan in Seoul, scheduled for later this year. month.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met for four hours in the Chinese capital on Monday, discussing the summit and bilateral ties as the two neighbors sought to stabilize ties that in recent years have faltered amid the growing rivalry between China and the United States – Seoul’s ally.
“The two ministers agreed to continue cooperation for the successful opening of the ninth South Korea-Japan-China Summit to be held soon in South Korea,” the spokesperson said. The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this in a statement.
