Japan, China, South Korea eye first joint summit in 4 years

Trilateral meeting in late May to cover regional stability, trade issues

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend the summit in Seoul later in May. (Nikkei, Kyodo, Reuters photo montage)

KANA BABA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan, China and South Korea are finalizing plans for a two-day summit in Seoul starting May 26, the first such trilateral meeting in more than four years.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are to attend. Tokyo also is arranging separate bilateral summits with China and South Korea on the sidelines, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.

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