South Korean President arrives in New York to attend UNGA, will deliver first speech at the meeting

President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to New York comes after his appearance at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London and ahead of a summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Yonhap news agency reported. 

According to Yoon's office, the freedom-lovers will make their debut on the UN platform with a speech outlining their vision of fostering solidarity among nations.

The speeches will also potentially underline South Korea's commitment to defending peace against the threat of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction with allies such as the United States. 

The meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister will be the first summit between the two countries since December 2019.

This has raised hopes of improving relations on wartime forced labor and other issues related to Japan's 1910–45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. 

Details of the meeting, including the date and agenda, have not been confirmed, but South Korean officials say it will proceed as agreed.

Meanwhile, Japan has objected to holding a summit before progress can be made on the issue of compensation for Korean bonded laborers, according to Japanese news reports. 

Yoon and Kishida met during the NATO summit in Madrid in June, which also included trilateral talks with Biden, but did not sit down for face-to-face talks.

Yoon will have his second meeting with Biden since taking office in May, following their summit in Seoul that month.