abe,jae-in commissions a -- shinzo abe, xi was yesterday. >> this trilateral meeting is still ongoingwe have heard the premier talk about the need for deeper cooperation amid increasing economic and political challenges. we heard all three sides have vowed to continue to accelerate negotiations for their free trade agreement, they needed to enhance multilateralism, defend against protectionism. the backdrop is that south korea have been facing deteriorating relationships when it comes to trade, national security, deep-rooted disagreements over this forced wartime labor. the fact they are talking at all is a big deal. we are not expecting a big breakthrough but the fact that they are talking face-to-face raise the prospects of coming to a solution when it comes to japan's exports of critical material important to south korea's technology sector. we got some headlines from south korea's president talking about peace on the north korean peninsula is in the interest of all three countries and that south korea is going to work with the u.s. to try to come to a tangible solution. manus: tha