South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol held high-level bilateral talks with U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong during the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru. Discussions focused on advancing the ROK-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA), strengthening economic and security ties with Canada and expanding cooperation with Vietnam.

Yoon and Ishiba agreed to deepen collaboration on regional security, particularly in countering Russia-North Korea military cooperation, and reaffirmed their commitment to shuttle diplomacy. Talks with Biden emphasized the importance of the trilateral partnership between the U.S., South Korea and Japan, with Biden reiterating Washington’s defense commitments to its allies.