Overview
- The two leaders highlighted good relations and agreed to keep up shuttle diplomacy through frequent reciprocal visits.
- Discussions focused on cooperation in artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies as well as supply-chain resilience, with South Korea’s possible CPTPP entry raised.
- Both sides affirmed the strategic importance of the Japan–U.S.–South Korea partnership to help sustain regional stability.
- They confirmed cooperation on DNA testing of human remains discovered in 2025 at the Chosei coal mine site in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
- Lee presented a balanced approach following his state visit to China, while both acknowledged unresolved historical and territorial disputes that could be tested by next month’s Takeshima/Dokdo observance.