Tokyo, Nov 30: Japan's plan to hold a trilateral summit between leaders of Japan, China and South Korea before the end of this year has not changed despite political turmoil hitting South Korea where the country is demanding their President’s impeachment.

 
Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kotaro Nogami made his country’s stance ver clear when he stated during a press conference that the political incidents of South Korea is unlikely to affect the trilateral talks since the arrangements for the talks have been extensive and going on for too long. The talks are slated for the end of the year.

 
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan will hold the trilateral summit before the end of the year as "the Japan-South Korea-China summit is an extremely important framework for dialogue".Japan has been trying to bring forth the annual trilateral summit in December, but whether the scandal-hit South Korean President could attend the meeting was questionable.The meeting is crucial as it come at a time then the South Asian region is seeing the rise of a nuclear armed North Korea and a more aggressive China pushing forth its communist policies across the region. 
 
 
China, Japan and South Korea have been taking turns to host trilateral summits since 2008, except for a three-and-half-year suspension since May 2012 due to heightened regional tensions which could be resolved through coordinated efforts by all countries of the region.