Before the tomorrow's talks with the foreign ministers of Tomorrow, the foreign minister of Korea “I want to break through the situation” August 20, 12:45
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Korean minister Kang Kyung-hwa (Kang Kyung-wa) said on the 20th before meeting with Foreign Minister Kono on the 21st about strengthening Japan's export control. I would like to proactively convey my position, "and expressed my position to try to overcome the situation through dialogue.
South Korea ’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa is scheduled to meet with Foreign Minister Kono on the 21st in the suburbs of Beijing and to meet with the foreign ministers of Japan, China, and South Korea. I responded.
In this, Foreign Minister Kang stated that Japan is excluding Korea from the preferential countries for export control from 28th of this month, "I think it is a very difficult situation, but I want to actively convey the position of the Korean government." Through the dialogue, he expressed his stance of trying to overcome the situation.
On the other hand, there are voices that Korea should destroy the agreement over GSOMIA, an agreement for sharing and protecting confidential information on security between Japan and South Korea, which will expire on the 24th of this month. However, Foreign Minister Kang said, “It has never been decided during consideration.”
With regard to GSOMIA, Japan and the United States should be extended, and the Presidential Office of Korea has also indicated that it must be careful to destroy it.
The Korean media has indicated that the Korean side will make a decision after the foreign minister's meeting.