Others Secretary-General LEE Hee-sup Meets with The Japan-Korea Cultural Foundation Chairman KATORI Yoshinori
2025-09-25
On September 25th, 2025, Secretary-General LEE Hee-sup of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) met with The Japan-Korea Cultural Foundation Chairman KATORI Yoshinori and Executive Managing Director and Secretary-General OSA Hisamitsu.
During the meeting, Chairman KATORI and Secretary-General OSA emphasized the importance of TCS’s role in promoting trilateral cooperation in an era of global challenges and referred to initiatives such as the International Forum for Trilateral Cooperation (IFTC), the Trilateral Common Vocabulary publications, and CAMPUS Asia follow-up projects.
Secretary-General LEE noted that the convening of the 9th Trilateral Summit in 2024 after four and a half years from the previous Summit reflected the three governments’ commitment to trilateral cooperation. He also provided an overview of TCS’s establishment and shared perspectives on its future direction.
Both sides shared their efforts in promoting youth and cultural exchange and affirmed their commitment to advancing peace, stability, and cooperation in Northeast Asia.

▲Chairman KATORI Yoshinori and SG LEE

▲Group Photo
TCS Event
Documents
- 15th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Kyoto Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 16th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum
- 14th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Jeonju Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 15th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum
- 13th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Qufu Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 14th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum
- 12th Trilateral Cultural Ministers' Meeting Kitakyushu Declaration_JP
- Joint Statement of the 13th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum

