Japan-Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting Foreign Minister Kono “Recruitment” Aiming for a prompt response August 20 21:47
Foreign Minister Kono responded promptly to the reporters in China, where he visited, on the issue of “recruitment” regarding the Japan-Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting held on the 21st, as Japan-Korea relations deteriorated. On the other hand, he expressed his desire to confirm close cooperation on the North Korean issue.
In this regard, Foreign Minister Kono said on the issue of “recruitment” during the Pacific War regarding a meeting with the foreign minister Kang Kyung-hwa (Kang Kyung-wa) in South Korea on the 21st afternoon. I would like to exchange opinions that the Korean side can respond to, ”and expressed the desire to ask the Korean side to promptly correct the violation of international law.
The reporters then asked, “Would you like to get a clue to improve Japan-Korea relations at this meeting?”, “This is a story that must be dealt with on the Korean side.” I reaffirmed that the cause of the worsening of the relationship lies with the Korean side.
On the other hand, based on the fact that North Korea has repeatedly launched short-range ballistic missiles, he said, “I would like to confirm Japan-Korea's cooperation firmly on North Korea's problems.”
Prior to this, on the 20th, Japan-Korea director-level talks were held, and the Japanese side explained its conventional position and asked for understanding that the Japanese government made a decision to exclude South Korea from the preferential export control countries. In addition, we agreed on the importance of continuing communication between diplomatic authorities.