Yoon, Biden hold farewell summit in Peru

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and US President Joe Biden held a farewell summit in Peru as they reflected on their partnership and reaffirmed efforts to strengthen the bilateral alliance, Yoon’s office said.

The meeting on Friday followed a trilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, reports Yonhap news agency, citing South Korean Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo.

During the 10-minute meeting, Yoon thanked Biden for strengthening South Korea-US ties and contributing to trilateral cooperation with Japan, Kim said.

“Most of the diplomatic and security achievements that I am proud of during the first half of my term were accomplished together with President Biden,” Yoon was quoted as saying.

Biden responded that he is proud of the major achievements they made together, Kim said.

Biden promised to support Yoon and the bilateral relations under the new US leadership, a senior presidential official told reporters.