Japan-Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General Talks to be Held on April 1 First after the Biden Administration Inaugurated

South Korea's Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong revealed that a person in charge of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs went to Japan on the 31st for discussions at the director level between Japan and South Korea.

The talks are scheduled to take place on April 1, and will be the first face-to-face meeting since the inauguration of the Biden administration in the United States, which emphasizes cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea.

South Korea's Foreign Minister Jung Wei-young revealed at a press conference on the 31st that Lee Sang-ryul, director-general of Asia-Pacific, has left for Japan for discussions at the director-general level between Japan and South Korea.

According to officials from the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the talks are scheduled to take place on April 1, and will be discussed with the Director of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This is the first face-to-face discussion between Japan and South Korea since it was held in Seoul last October, after the inauguration of the Biden administration in the United States, which emphasizes cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea.

Regarding the meeting with Foreign Minister Motegi, Foreign Minister Chung said, "I hope it will be held early," and expressed his intention to hold the meeting early, regardless of the venue.

On the other hand, regarding Japanese high school textbooks, he mentioned that Takeshima in Shimane Prefecture was described as "a territory peculiar to Japan" in all the "geographical synthesis" and "public" textbooks that completed the examination on the 30th. "We will take decisive action against provocations related to Japanese historical textbooks and territorial sovereignty," he said.

He also showed respect for the decision of the Korean Supreme Court on the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War, and also on the comfort women issue, "If Japan reflects on it and apologizes from the bottom of my heart, 99% of the issues will be resolved." I repeated the conventional attitude.