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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom

South Korea leader stresses need for cooperation with Japan on North Korea

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol waves as he concludes his address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress while Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy applaud in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday it is necessary to speed up trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States to counter increasing North Korean nuclear threats, and said the world must not "shy away" from promoting freedom for the North.

Yoon, on the fourth day of a state visit to mark the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-South Korean alliance, also vowed in a speech to a joint meeting of Congress that South Korea would actively work to safeguard the freedom of the people of Ukraine and support their reconstruction efforts.

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