At a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House on Monday, President Trump discussed South Korea and Japan’s historical tensions.
00:00President Lee met with the Japanese Prime Minister before this summit, so is there something to discuss regarding the cooperation among the South Korea, U.S. and Japan?
00:17I think so. Look, Japan is a great ally of us, and I had a little bit of a hard time getting you two together because you're still thinking about comfort women, right? Comfort women. That's all they wanted to talk about, was comfort women. And I thought that was settled a few times over the decades. But there is a there is an overlapping problem with that. Perhaps I'm wrong in saying it. Perhaps this is the right question.
00:46The whole issue of the women, comfort women, very specifically, we talked. And that was a very big problem for Korea, not for Japan. Japan was wanting to go. They want to get on. But Korea was very stuck on that. You understand? So I don't know. Perhaps you'd like to answer. It's a good question. It was hard getting Japan and Korea together.
01:16Because of what took place a long time ago. But Japan wants to do it, I can say. Korea is a little bit more tenuous. Please.
01:26The President is going to go that way.
01:27The President says, do it.
01:28The President is going to answer.
01:29The President's question.
01:31Our Press, the President is going to ask for the Japanese-speaking and Korean-Japan conversation.
01:33The U.S. Federal cooperation is a very important. And better Korea-Japan relations is also important for the Korea-U.S. relationship as well.
01:47And better Korea-Japan relations is also important for the Korea-U.S. relationship as well.
02:09Because I know that President Trump, that you put emphasis on trilateral cooperation,
02:14but I made a visit to Japan before coming to the U.S. to settle the difficult issues that we have.
02:20Well, Japan wants to get along very well with you.
02:25And I find them to be great people, great country, obviously.
02:29And they want very much to get along with South Korea.
02:32And you have something in common, you know, you want to solve the North Korea problem.
02:36But Japan very much wants to get along with you, and I'm sure they will.
02:40Well, they're, I find the people that I deal with to be wonderful people, actually.
02:46As I do with you.
02:47Yes.
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03:03And I realized that many of the obstacles that existed between our two countries were,
03:07have now been removed.
03:08True.
03:09During my term.
03:10We removed during my term.
03:12There was an overlay a little bit, but we removed many of those obstacles during my term.
03:18And, you know, if you look at Prime Minister Abe, who was a great man.
03:22Bobby who was a great man. He was a great friend of mine, and he was assassinated
03:26But he felt very warmly toward your country. I can tell you that and the
03:32current prime minister who I've gotten to know very well is feels the same now
03:35So I think you're going to have a great relationship with Japan Steve. Go ahead
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