2023-05-03 21:47:00
ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2023.05.04 06:47
Regarding Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to South Korea scheduled for the 7th, President Yoon Seok-yeol said, “I would like to treat Prime Minister Kishida to charcoal-grilled meat.”
An attendee reported on the 3rd that President Yoon said this while emphasizing the meaning of “restoring the Korea-Japan shuttle diplomacy” at the dinner meeting with the People’s Power Leadership on the 2nd. One attendee said, “Japan has yakiniku, but Koreans often eat charcoal-grilled yakiniku.
When President Yoon visited Japan in March, he and Prime Minister Kishida served sukiyaki and udon noodles at Yoshizawa, a long-established restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo.
At the banquet, President Yoon is said to have also mentioned the so-called “eat alone” controversy when former President Moon Jae-in visited China in 2017.
A senior leadership official who attended the banquet said, “President Yoon referred to former President Moon’s “single meal” and said to the effect that there was a lack of diplomacy in inviting state guests and having them eat eight meals by themselves. ” he said.
In addition, President Yoon said, “If we take a low profile, China will look down on us. He also emphasized gender. The official said that President Yoon explained that “the diplomacy should be considerate of the other party’s feelings.”
Regarding the need for independent nuclear armament and withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which some parts of the country have, President Yoon said, “It’s realistically impossible. We need to consider the situation,” he said.
In addition, President Yoon explained to the leadership the results of his visit to the United States as a state guest, saying, “I prepared for the visit to the United States with only two to three hours of sleep.”
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