SEOUL&nbsp;— Senior officials of China, Japan and South Korea will hold talks in Seoul on Sept&nbsp;26, the South Korean foreign ministry said on Tuesday (Sept 19), working to stage the first summit of their leaders in four years.

The meeting will be led by Jung Byung-won, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, Japan's Funakoshi Takehiro and China's Nong Rong.

Although the countries had agreed to hold an annual summit since 2008, their leaders last met in December 2019.

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A South Korean flag flutters on the top of a 100-metre tower as soldiers stand guard at the Tae Sung freedom village near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), inside the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, Sept 30, 2019.

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SEOUL — Senior officials of China, Japan and South Korea will hold talks in Seoul on Sept 26, the South Korean foreign ministry said on Tuesday (Sept 19), working to stage the first summit of their leaders in four years. The meeting will be led by Jung Byung-won, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, Japan's Funakoshi Takehiro and...

South Korea to hold talks with Japan, China on Sept 26