Keidanren and South Korean economic groups have resumed the round-table conference that had been suspended due to the influence of the new corona for the first time in three years, and the private sector needs to play an active role in improving the chilling Japan-South Korea relations. I confirmed.
Keidanren and the Federation of Korean Industries, the Federation of Korean Industries, held alternate round-table conferences in Japan and South Korea almost every year, but it was suspended at the end of 2019, and 3 in Seoul on the 4th. It resumed for the first time in a year.
At the beginning, Chairman Huh Chang-soo of the Federation of Korean Industries said, "The two countries have a lot of room to cooperate. This is the reason why we need to strengthen economic cooperation and quickly normalize the deteriorated relations between the two countries. We hope that the summit will be held soon and the economic concerns of both countries will be resolved. "
Next, Keidanren Chairman Tokura said, "Even though the political and diplomatic relations between the two countries are severe, Japanese and Korean companies have cooperated and cooperated. In promoting economic and human exchanges, the political and diplomatic aspects are good and stable. I strongly hope that the dialogue between the leaders of Japan and South Korea and the ministers will resume as soon as possible on the premise of building such a relationship. "
After that, at the round-table conference, opinions were exchanged on cooperating on common issues such as the declining birthrate and expanding human exchanges through the resumption of visa exemptions between the two countries. Adopted a joint statement confirming the need for a positive role.