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Original title: What did the leaders of Japan, South Korea and Australia talk with Biden on the phone?
According to foreign media reports, the leaders of Japan, South Korea and Australia reiterated their plans on the 12th to establish close relations with the president-elect of the United States, Biden, to solve problems such as climate change and regional security. This is the first time they have had a phone call with Biden since the US presidential election last week.
Reuters Seoul / Tokyo / Wilmington, USA reported on November 12 that these three key allies of Asia – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison – joined the actions of other world leaders,Acknowledge that the Democratic challenger defeated incumbent President Trump in the November 3 election.
In recent years, the relationship between Asian allies and the United States under Trump has reportedly at times been chaotic due to trade, defense and environmental issues.
Biden’s office said all parties have expressed their determination to strengthen bilateral relations with the United States and solve global problems such as the new corona epidemic and climate change.
Yoshihide Suga said he had a phone conversation with Biden and confirmed the importance of bilateral ties. Yoshihide Suga told reporters at the Prime Minister’s Office: “President-elect Biden stated that he hopes to strengthen the alliance between the United States and Japan and work together to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
▲ Profile photo: Biden (Xinhua News Agency)South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s spokesman said:During the phone call with Moon Jae-in, Biden reiterated that the United States is committed to defending South Korea and emphasized that this Asian ally is “the key to the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region.”
The spokesman said at the press conference: “President Moon Jae-in hopes to strengthen cooperation in the prospective development of the alliance between the two sides and the denuclearization and peace of the Korean peninsula. President-elect Biden said he will work in close cooperation with South Korea to solve the problem. North Korea’s nuclear problem. “
South Korean officials also hope that Biden can resolve the dispute between the two sides over the spending of US troops in South Korea as soon as possible.
Australian Prime Minister Morrison said he and Biden discussed emission reduction technologies, but did not talk about achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
Both Moon Jae-in and Suga Yoshihide said:They agreed to arrange a meeting with the new president of the United States as soon as possible after taking office in January next year.
According to a report by Yonhap News Agency in Seoul on November 12, South Korean Blue House spokesman Jiang Minshuo said on the 12th that President Moon Jae-in had a 14-minute conversation with the president. US elect Biden that morning, and the two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation and communication to solve North Korea’s nuclear issue.
Moon Jae-in said in the phone call that the South Korean side will communicate closely with the United States to develop a future-oriented South Korean-American alliance and achieve denuclearization and permanent peace on the peninsula. Biden said he would work closely with South Korea to solve North Korea’s nuclear issue.
Biden said that South Korea is the “key” to the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region, and the United States will continue to seriously honor its defense commitments to South Korea. South Korea and the United States are expected to cooperate closely in response to the new corona epidemic, health and security, global economic recovery, climate change, democracy, and peace and prosperity in the Indo- Peaceful.
Additionally, the two sides have reportedly agreed to hold a meeting as soon as possible after Biden officially takes over as president on January 20 next year.
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