Japan-Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General talks Correspondence to the new corona Close cooperation in the future May 13 18:22
The Directors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and South Korea discussed the situation over the telephone and evaluated that the Japanese and Koreans who have difficulty returning home from overseas are collaborating to return to Japan over the response to the new coronavirus. We also agreed to work closely together.
Takizaki Asia Pacific Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs talked with Kim Jong-han, Director of the Asia-Pacific Department of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about two hours by telephone.
In this regard, the two directors will cooperate with Japan and South Korea to return to their respective countries through temporary airmail, etc., in cooperation with Japan and South Korea, regarding the response to the new coronavirus, from Japan and South Korea who have difficulty returning to Japan. We commended the cooperation, and agreed that we will continue to promote close information sharing and cooperation.
On the other hand, regarding the problem of "commissioning" during the Pacific War, Director Takizaki once again urged the Korean side to provide a solution, but the Korean side repeated the conventional claims.
The two directors agreed that the early resolution of the problem was important, and they will continue to communicate with each other.