South Korea, Japan and China agree to resume trilateral leaders' summit, but without specific date


(from left to right) Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo prior to the 10th trilateral foreign ministers' meeting in Busan on Sunday, November 26, 2023. - AFP

SEOUL, South Korea (AP): Meeting for the first time in about four years, the top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China agreed Sunday to revive cooperation among the Asian neighbors and resume their leaders’ trilateral summit - but without a specific timing.

Closely linked economically and culturally with one another, the three countries together account for about 25% of the global gross domestic product.

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