Korea, China and Japan have gathered in Seoul to strengthen trilateral cooperation.
At the Seventh Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting among Korea, Japan and China in Seoul on March 21, Korea's Yun Byung-se, China's Wang Yi and Japan's Fumio Kishida discussed cooperation among the three nations, directions for development of their cooperation and international affairs.
In a joint statement announced after the meeting, the three ministers said they expect that, "Trilateral cooperation mechanisms may head toward restoration on the occasion of this meeting, held after almost three years." They also said that they shared the view that, "The trilateral cooperation mechanism should continue to remain as and develop into an important framework of cooperation for peace, stability and prosperity in Northeast Asia."
They acknowledged that there has been steady progress in trilateral cooperation in various areas, despite a fluid situation in Northeast Asian over recent years. They welcomed the various trilateral ministerial meetings in areas including the environment, the arts, public health and finance, successfully convened over the past two years. They also decided to encourage a more active promotion of over 50 intergovernmental consultative mechanisms, including about 20 ministerial-level mechanisms, as well as numerous cooperation projects among the three countries.
The ministers shared the view that the three countries have actively pursued the institutionalization of trilateral trade, investment and economic relations, welcoming improvements in the investment environment with the Trilateral Investment Agreement, which came into effect in May 2014. They also decided to make continued efforts toward the acceleration of trilateral FTA negotiations.
"In the spirit of squarely facing history and advancing toward the future, the three ministers agreed that the three countries should address related issues properly and that they would work together to improve bilateral relations and to strengthen trilateral cooperation," they said in the joint statement.
In addition, the three sides decided to make joint efforts to achieve the common goal of building regional trust and cooperation. In this regard, the ministers of Japan and China highly appreciated and welcomed Korea's "Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative" and decided to further strengthen trilateral nuclear safety cooperation in Northeast Asia. They also agreed to expand cooperation in areas including nuclear security, disaster management, the environment and youth exchanges.
The ministers reaffirmed their, "firm opposition to the development of nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula," and said that, "international obligations and commitments under all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and the September 19, 2005, Joint Statement must be faithfully implemented."
They also decided to continue their joint efforts to resume meaningful Six-Party Talks and to make substantial progress in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
They shared the view that trilateral cooperation is an important component of East Asia cooperation, and decided to make joint efforts to contribute to building trust in East Asia through regional dialogue and cooperation. In this vein, the ministers welcomed the upcoming launch of the ASEAN Community and decided to build on this momentum by strengthening trilateral cooperation within the existing regional framework, such as ASEAN, ASEAN+3 (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
The ministers exchanged views on global issues, including a response to terrorism and extremism, the situation in Ukraine, Middle East affairs and the international economy, and decided to continue close coordination on various challenges that international society faces.
Based on the accomplishments achieved through this meeting, they said, they decided to, "continue efforts to hold a trilateral summit at the earliest convenient time for the three countries."
By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
jun2@korea.kr
At the Seventh Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting among Korea, Japan and China in Seoul on March 21, Korea's Yun Byung-se, China's Wang Yi and Japan's Fumio Kishida discussed cooperation among the three nations, directions for development of their cooperation and international affairs.
The Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting among Korea, Japan and China is held in Seoul on March 21.
In a joint statement announced after the meeting, the three ministers said they expect that, "Trilateral cooperation mechanisms may head toward restoration on the occasion of this meeting, held after almost three years." They also said that they shared the view that, "The trilateral cooperation mechanism should continue to remain as and develop into an important framework of cooperation for peace, stability and prosperity in Northeast Asia."
They acknowledged that there has been steady progress in trilateral cooperation in various areas, despite a fluid situation in Northeast Asian over recent years. They welcomed the various trilateral ministerial meetings in areas including the environment, the arts, public health and finance, successfully convened over the past two years. They also decided to encourage a more active promotion of over 50 intergovernmental consultative mechanisms, including about 20 ministerial-level mechanisms, as well as numerous cooperation projects among the three countries.
The ministers shared the view that the three countries have actively pursued the institutionalization of trilateral trade, investment and economic relations, welcoming improvements in the investment environment with the Trilateral Investment Agreement, which came into effect in May 2014. They also decided to make continued efforts toward the acceleration of trilateral FTA negotiations.
(Top) Korea's Yun Byung-se, (middle, center) China's Wang Yi and Japan's Fumio Kishida (bottom, center) attend the Seventh Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting among Korea, Japan and China.
"In the spirit of squarely facing history and advancing toward the future, the three ministers agreed that the three countries should address related issues properly and that they would work together to improve bilateral relations and to strengthen trilateral cooperation," they said in the joint statement.
In addition, the three sides decided to make joint efforts to achieve the common goal of building regional trust and cooperation. In this regard, the ministers of Japan and China highly appreciated and welcomed Korea's "Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative" and decided to further strengthen trilateral nuclear safety cooperation in Northeast Asia. They also agreed to expand cooperation in areas including nuclear security, disaster management, the environment and youth exchanges.
(From left) Fumio Kishida of Japan, Yun Byung-se of Korea and Wang Yi of China shake hands with each other after the trilateral foreign ministers' meeting.
The ministers reaffirmed their, "firm opposition to the development of nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula," and said that, "international obligations and commitments under all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and the September 19, 2005, Joint Statement must be faithfully implemented."
They also decided to continue their joint efforts to resume meaningful Six-Party Talks and to make substantial progress in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
They shared the view that trilateral cooperation is an important component of East Asia cooperation, and decided to make joint efforts to contribute to building trust in East Asia through regional dialogue and cooperation. In this vein, the ministers welcomed the upcoming launch of the ASEAN Community and decided to build on this momentum by strengthening trilateral cooperation within the existing regional framework, such as ASEAN, ASEAN+3 (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
The ministers exchanged views on global issues, including a response to terrorism and extremism, the situation in Ukraine, Middle East affairs and the international economy, and decided to continue close coordination on various challenges that international society faces.
Based on the accomplishments achieved through this meeting, they said, they decided to, "continue efforts to hold a trilateral summit at the earliest convenient time for the three countries."
By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
jun2@korea.kr
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