KEY TAKEAWAYS
- 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.
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