Commencement of proceedings against the WTO in South Korea Foreign Minister Mogi communicated "extremely regrettable" June 14, 14:55
Foreign Minister Mogi talked with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa on the telephone after the Korean government announced that it would resume the procedure to file a lawsuit with the WTO over the strengthening of Japan's export control. He said, "I'm extremely sorry."
Japan announced on July 2 that it will resume the procedure to file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on measures to tighten export control of three items such as semiconductor raw materials for South Korea since July last year.
In response, Foreign Minister Mogi had a telephone conversation with Korean Foreign Minister Kang for about 40 minutes from noon on the 3rd.
In a meeting, Minister Mogi said, "It was extremely regrettable that the South Korean side made a one-sided announcement, which did not help resolve the issue," Kang explained to the South Korean side. is.
On the other hand, Mr. Mogi pointed out that the monetization of the assets of Japanese companies by the judicial proceedings in South Korea would cause a serious situation and must be avoided, regarding the issue of "commissioning" during the Pacific War. , The two foreign ministers agreed to continue to maintain close communication between diplomatic authorities for an early resolution.