South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand Confirm Asia-Pacific Four-Nation Summit... NATO Secretary General Meeting Also Set for the 30th

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(Madrid, Spain = Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan) The leaders of four Asia-Pacific partner countries?South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand?invited to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, are scheduled to hold a separate meeting on the 29th (local time).

On the same day, a presidential office official told reporters at the press center set up in Madrid, Spain, "The summit meeting of the four Asia-Pacific countries?South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand?has been confirmed." The meeting is expected to last about 40 minutes starting at 12 noon (7 p.m. Korean time on the 30th). However, this meeting is likely to be a 'gathering' for exchanging greetings rather than a discussion with an agenda.

The meeting between President Yoon Suk-yeol and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, which was postponed the previous day due to NATO circumstances, has been rescheduled for 3 p.m. on the 30th. Originally, the meeting with the NATO Secretary General was planned for the previous day, but negotiations between NATO and Finland, Sweden, and T?rkiye (Turkey) regarding NATO membership took longer than expected, causing the delay.