Joe Biden has “underscored the unwavering commitment of the United States to the defense of both Japan and South Korea“, during a meeting Wednesday, June 29 with the leaders of the two countries, according to a press release from the White House.
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US President, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had a meeting described as “historicalby the American executive on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid. The two Asian countries have been invited for the first time to a meeting of the Transatlantic Alliance. With the United States, they promised to “strengthen their cooperation“, And this “especially to deal with the threat posed by North Korea with its illegal weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs“, According to the same press release.
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