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The issue of radioactive contaminated water was also mentioned today (Friday) in diplomatic talks with South Korea and Japan. There were talks about Japan's export control measures and Japan-Japan military intelligence agreements, including the contents, but the talks ended in 35 minutes, confirming their differences.

Let's take a look at reporter Song Wook first and find out more by connecting directly to Beijing.

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Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa and Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa, both ahead of the Korea-Japan Foreign Ministers' talks, made remarks aimed at Japan.

[Kang, Kyung-Hwa / Minister of Foreign Affairs: We need to lift the uncertainty of trade in the region without unilateral and arbitrary trade retaliation.]

The Chinese king expressed foreign relations with Korea, calling for dialogue and compromise between the two countries.

[Wang Yi / Chinese Foreign Minister: Facing history and aiming for the future is the political basis of trilateral cooperation.]

But this afternoon, the talks ended in just 35 minutes in a cold climate.

Mr. Kang demanded the withdrawal of white list exclusion, which is scheduled to take effect on Sunday, and raised Fukushima's contaminated water.

They also pressured Japan, saying it is still considering whether to extend the Korea-Japan military information security agreement and Jisomi to remain three days before it expires.

[Kang Kyung-hwa / Minister of Foreign Affairs: (How was the atmosphere? Is it extended?

Mr. Kono called for the ROKG's response to the findings of compulsory recruitment and repeated its stance on whitelisting.

We met again 20 days after the Bangkok talks in Thailand, but we only confirmed the differences.

However, foreign ministry officials said the two countries agreed that the two Koreas would continue their dialogue to prevent catastrophe.

(Video coverage: Choi Duk-hyun, Video editing: Kim Sun-tak)

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Just as Song Wook told us, the two ministers met again in 20 days. The atmosphere was cool today, but what should we expect?

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Last week, President Moon gave a talk at the Liberation Day Congratulations, and Japan had a second export license for semiconductor parts.

But yesterday, it was expected that the two sides could not find a point of contact at the director-level meeting between Korea and Japan, and that Foreign Minister Kono said he would demand South Korea to correct the violation of international law on the issue of forced recruitment before the meeting.

In the end, let's not close the conversation, and that's the end of today's meeting on the line.

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Korea-Japan Military Information Security Agreement that was chosen as our response card. In fact, it was time to decide whether to extend it.

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Yes, the deadline for deciding whether to extend the Korea-Japan Military Information Protection Agreement and Jisomia is 24 days.

By this time, if either party declares its intention to refuse extension, the agreement will be ineffective.

Japan wants to remain so high that Mr. Kono asks the minister first about the issue of Chisomia and stresses the need right after the talks.

The government's position so far is to consider whether it will be extended. In this regard, Kim Sang-jo, chief of policy at the Blue House, said, "Nothing has been decided yet."

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If the decision deadline is 24 days, there are still three days. We will announce the decision tomorrow.

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That's right. It will be announced as early as tomorrow.

An official of the Blue House said, "We are considering a plan to release tomorrow after discussing the National Security Council." "The results will be announced at the latest on 23rd."

Some observers say that the politicians will use the method of pressing Japan by extending the agreement but stopping the exchange of information for the time being.

(Image editing: Lee Seung-yeol)