Leaders of South Korea and Japan Reaffirm Ties at Summit Meeting

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South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae have met in Nara, Japan to reaffirm ties between the two countries. The summit comes just one week after Lee met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Lee stressed the need for South Korea, Japan and China to communicate as tensions between Tokyo and Beijing continue to mount.

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00:00The leaders of Japan and South Korea have reaffirmed their country's ties as tensions melt in a region.

00:09Looking ahead amid a complex and turbulent international order, we must move toward a new and better situation.

00:17Therefore, I believe that cooperation between South Korea and Japan is more important than ever, and more important than anything else.

00:27South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung met with Japanese Prime Minister Takeuchi Sanae in Takeuchi's hometown of Nara.

00:34Lee says they discuss cooperation in AI and intellectual property and in tackling online scams.

00:41He stressed the importance of communication among South Korea, Japan and China.

00:46The summit comes one week after Lee's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

00:50Relations between Beijing and Tokyo have soured after Takeuchi said Japan could take military action if China attacked Taiwan.

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