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South Korea’s Lee, Japan’s Ishiba agree to deal with geopolitical crises under trilateral cooperation with US

South Korea’s Lee, Japan’s Ishiba agree to deal with geopolitical crises under trilateral cooperation with US

Seoul, June 9 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to deal with geopolitical crises under the framework of trilateral cooperation with the United States in their first phone talks on Monday, the presidential office said. During the 25-minute conversation, Lee and Ishiba also reaffirmed the importance of bilateral ties between the two neighbours and expressed hope to meet in person at an early date, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung told reporters. "Lee expressed hope that the two countries would work together to explore mutually beneficial approaches to addressing future challenges from the perspective of…
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