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NIS Chief Park Ji-won, who went to Japan, met Japanese Prime Minister Suga today (10th).

President Park Ji-won said that President Moon Jae-in's will for the restoration of relations between the two countries was conveyed to Prime Minister Suga.



Correspondent Yoo Seong-jae came from Tokyo.



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Park Ji-won, head of the National Intelligence Service, met Japanese Prime Minister Suga this afternoon at the Tokyo Prime Minister's residence.



This is the first time that a high-ranking Korean government official has met Prime Minister Suga since the Japanese regime change in September.



In a 25-minute interview, Park said he conveyed President Moon Jae-in's will to normalize relations between Korea and Japan to Prime Minister Suga.



He added that the two countries agree on the necessity of dialogue between leaders on the issue of compensation for forced mobilization, the biggest issue between Korea and Japan.



Although he did not deliver the letter of President Moon's letter, it seems that he prevented Prime Minister Suga as a de facto envoy.



[Park Ji-won/Director of National Intelligence Service: Whatever the case, the two leaders agree with the necessity of solving the (forced mobilization issue), and I think it will work if we continue to talk.] The



Japanese government said Prime Minister Suga gave Park the deteriorating relationship between the two countries. While repeating the previous position, saying that the South Korean side requested to create an opportunity to turn it back, Mr. Park, who has been contributing to Korea-Japan relations for a long time, left a lingering impression that Prime Minister Suga welcomed him to Japan despite the coronavirus situation.



From the day after tomorrow, a Korean delegation from the Korea-Japan Congressional League will visit Japan.



It is noteworthy what the outcome of the sympathy of the politicians of Korea and Japan that a catastrophe should be prevented amid the process of converting assets in Korea by Japanese companies that have been judged to compensate for forced mobilization.



(Video coverage: Moon Hyun-jin, video editing: Kim Seon-tak)