한미일 외교장관회의 15일 독일서 개최 트럼프 2기 출범 후 처음 Come tomorrow that is Saturday Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul will meet with his American and Japanese counterparts on the sidelines of a security meeting in Munich. Our foreign affairs correspondent Bae Eun-ji covers this agenda and its implications. South Korea's foreign minister left for Germany on Friday afternoon, to take part in the Munich Security Conference. There, Cho Tae-yul will hold talks with his American and Japanese counterparts, Marco Rubio and Takeshi Iwaya on Saturday local time. Seoul's foreign ministry said it hopes the meeting will become an opportunity to discuss ways to handle North Korea's nuclear threats and economic security issues. This is the first time that the three officials are meeting, since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House on January 20th. Pundits say this signifies that the trilateral cooperation will continue throughout Trump's second term in office. In a press conference on Friday, the Japanese foreign minister hinted that the three countries will reaffirm the importance of their partnership during the meeting. Also on Saturday, Cho will sit down for a separate bilateral meeting with Rubio, where they will likely address the two countries' alliance and ways to boost security cooperation. This is set to be another very important meeting for South Korea, especially at a time when the country is left without a leader, and as Trump's return poses a challenge for not only South Korea but also for the rest of the world. "The security issue is the most important issue, because Trump already mentioned several times that he has every intention to meet Kim Jong-un again. So South Korea should have a very close cooperation with the United States to how to deal with the denuclearization issue with the in the United States." The meeting will reportedly be held for only about half an hour, so some experts believe there won't be enough time to talk about other issues that Seoul is concerned about, such as tarrifs or sharing costs needed for American troops in South Korea. Bae Eun-ji, Arirang News. #Trump_administration #ChoTaeyul #MunichSecurityConference #MarcoRubio #TakeshiIwaya #한미일_외교장관회의 #조태열 #뮌헨안보회의 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/arirangtvnews 📣 Twitter : https://twitter.com/arirangtvnews 📣 Homepage : https://arirang.com/ 2025-02-14, 17:00 (KST)