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© News1 Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to hold a conference call with US President-elect Joe Biden before President Moon Jae-in. Among America’s allies in Asia, there are concerns that South Korea will not take precedence over Japan.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on the 11th that Prime Minister Suga entered into coordination on the 12th as soon as possible to hold a conference call with Biden-elect.
NHK said, “As Prime Minister Suga, I would like to continue to confirm the close alliance with the new administration to further strengthen the alliance between the United States and Japan.” Explained.
At a press conference on the 10th, Prime Minister Suga announced at a press conference that he would congratulate Biden on his victory in the presidential elections and would coordinate the conference call and visit to the United States. Interest is also directed to the moment, as the delay in the conference call may give the impression that Biden’s opinion on the importance of Korea is relatively low.
President Trump made a phone call with former President Park Geun-hye after 17 hours of elections in 2016, the fastest time in history.
On the 8th, President Moon sent a congratulatory message to Biden on Twitter, saying, “I look forward to working with the two of you for our common values.”
On the 9th, he said, “I congratulate the Korean people on the election of candidate Biden.”
However, President Moon appears to refrain from official diplomatic measures such as congratulations and phone calls, considering that President Trump has not accepted the results of the presidential elections.
Deputy Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lee Jae-woong said in a regular briefing on the 10th: “We are considering the right time for related diplomatic events, such as congratulations and calls with the US President-elect.
Meanwhile, on the 10th (local time), Biden-elect spoke with the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Ireland. They are all allies in Europe.
(Seoul = News 1)
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