Overview
- Wang Yi arrived for a two-day visit that began Wednesday and will include one-on-one talks, an official dinner and a courtesy call with President Lee Jae Myung.
- South Korea’s foreign ministry says Wang will meet Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to review restored bilateral ties and discuss regional and global issues.
- President Lee will meet Wang on Thursday to press Seoul’s multiparty peace proposal and to convey greetings to President Xi Jinping, according to the presidential office.
- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac will hold a luncheon with Wang to exchange views on the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and other mutual concerns.
- The visit takes place as Washington has signaled reduced joint U.S.-South Korea exercises and Pyongyang remains unresponsive to Seoul, making China’s role as a 1953 armistice signatory and Pyongyang’s key partner central to any progress toward a formal peace process.