U.S. President Joe Biden met Friday with visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in and held a joint press conference at the White House. The two leaders shared concerns about deepening bilateral security and economic ties, maintaining stability in the Taiwan Strait, promoting denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and ensuring free navigation in the South China Sea.
Biden said the U.S.-South Korea partnership alliance is based on a strong commitment to security shared between the two countries, and that the key to this alliance relies on a peaceful, secure and prosperous bilateral relationship.
Biden also noted that the U.S. and South Korea agreed to strengthen cooperation with regional partners, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the “Quadrilateral Security Dialogue” and U.S.-Japan-South Korea trilateral cooperation to address regional and global concerns.
At a press conference, South Korean President Moon Jae-in noted that the U.S. and South Korea agreed on the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, taking into account the unique nature of China and Taiwan. Moon also emphasized that the U.S. and South Korea have decided to cooperate more closely on this issue.
This follows last month, when the Japanese Prime Minister visited the White House and issued a joint U.S.-Japan statement stressing the importance of maintaining stability in the Taiwan Strait, as another U.S. Asian ally leader publicly expressed concern about security in the Taiwan Strait.
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