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Germany welcomes Korea's participation in the G7 Summit, where 7 major countries are together, but drew a line saying that as a member of G11, further discussions should be made. Japan also opposed our participation today (11th).

Reporter Kim Hye-young analyzed how Korea should respond to the cold reaction.

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a joint conference immediately after the Korea-German strategic dialogue, German Foreign Minister Mars highly welcomed Korea's invitation and participation in the G7 Summit.

It is welcome as a guest, but it has drawn a line to the expansion of the G7, that is, a change in the international political framework.

[Gyeonghwa Kang/Minister of Foreign Affairs: The issue of expanding (G7) membership beyond this meeting is another issue. (I agreed that there should be a lot of discussion and consultation between the member countries.)]

Japan also expressed its opposition directly today.

[Suga Yoshihide/Japan Secretary of State: I think it is extremely important for Korea (Japan) to maintain the framework of the G7 itself.]

Germany may feel sad and Japan may feel disgusted, but Europe, Korea and India who are sensitive to Russia Experts say that the cold country-centered calculation method of the G7 such as Japan, which is trying to check the problem, has been revealed.

[Lee Sang-hwan/President of the Korean Political Science Association (Professor of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies): From the standpoint of Western European countries, it is difficult to accept Russia, followed by Korea-Japan relations, and also Japan-India relations.]

For this reason, he pointed out that the raging reaction of a high-ranking Blue House official to Japan's opposition in late June, saying, "The level of shame is the highest in the world," he said is not helpful.

[Lee Sang-hwan/President of the Korean Political Science Association (Professor of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies): Through quiet diplomacy, it is impossible to induce a sudden change in Japanese attitudes without'give and take' with each other.] In

fact, Trump's G7 expansion proposal It was also a domestic-centered calculation method of checking China and reducing stakes in Europe.

As President Trump said he would postpone this year's G7 meeting after the US presidential election in November, the government's quiet but substantial diplomatic power was needed by the end of the year.

(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, video editing: Park Jeong-sam, CG: Choi Jin-hoe)