Korea Suspension of visa exemption from Japan Possibility of immediate maintenance March 27 22:48
South Korea's Prime Minister Jung Se-gyun said, “The number of infected people is increasing in Tokyo,” and said that measures to suspend visa waivers to Japan are likely to be maintained for the time being. Was.
South Korean Prime Minister Jung Se-Gyun held a press conference in the afternoon of Seoul in the afternoon for foreign media.
In this statement, PM Chung said that the Japanese government would extend the measures to suspend the validity of issued visas to China and South Korea by the end of next month, saying, `` The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and health authorities will discuss and take necessary measures. I have to think about it. "
On the other hand, as for de facto countermeasures such as exemption of visa from Japan and measures to stop the effect of issued visa, "the number of infected people has increased significantly in Tokyo recently," he said. He continued, saying that these measures are likely to be maintained for the foreseeable future.
Mr. Chong also stated that the "Japan-Korea Currency Swap Agreement", which ended in 2015, "I think it should contribute to the stability of the foreign exchange market and should be resumed."
However, Prime Minister Chung argued that "at that time, the Japanese side did not extend", and said that "the Japanese position is important" in order to resume the agreement.