Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung held their fourth summit meeting in Lee’s hometown on Tuesday, 19 May.
The discussions focused heavily on the impact of the Hormuz crisis on their countries and the broader region, and they announced several energy security initiatives.
The summit shows that the two US allies are increasingly looking to each other for support amidst uncertainty about the US role in Asia; shared interests will continue to outweigh the leaders’ political differences.
