The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week for the first time since 2019.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week in Seoul for their first trilateral talks since 2019, the South Korean presidential office said Thursday.

The trilateral summit between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take place in Seoul on Monday, Yoon’s presidential office announced.

The three leaders were expected to hold bilateral talks on Sunday, according to South Korea’s presidential office.

Since their first independent trilateral summit in 2008, the three Asian countries were supposed to hold such a meeting between their leaders every year. But the summit has been suspended since it was last held in December 2019 in China.

Efforts to strengthen cooperation between Asian neighbors often face obstacles due to a mix of issues, including historical disputes stemming from Japanese wartime aggression and strategic competition between China and the UNITED STATES.