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Japan-South Korea ties

U.S. official says Kishida and Yoon deserve Nobel Peace Prize

Kurt Campbell seeks to 'elevate and celebrate' Japan-South Korea rapprochement

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, greets South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as U.S. President Joe Biden looks on at the APEC summit in San Francisco in November 2023.   © Reuters

WASHINGTON/SEOUL -- A senior U.S. official said Wednesday that the leaders of Japan and South Korea deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for the courage they showed in rebuilding their bilateral relations.

Speaking at the Hudson Institute, a conservative Washington think tank, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said the rapprochement between Tokyo and Seoul is the thing that holds the "greatest hope and promise" in the period ahead.

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