G7 Summit South Korean President "Sorry not to meet with Prime Minister Suga"

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who was invited to the G7 Summit in the United Kingdom, posted a message on SNS on the 13th.

In this, President Mun said, "The first meeting with Prime Minister Suga was a precious time that could be a new beginning in Japan-Korea relations, but I am sorry that it did not lead to a meeting."

Prior to this, the South Korean presidential office announced on the 12th that President Mun met with Prime Minister Suga by chance and greeted him with the joy of meeting him before the discussions with South Korea and others began. It was.

As Japan-South Korea relations cool down due to issues such as the comfort women issue and the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War, officials from the South Korean presidential office expect that the leaders of Japan and South Korea will meet informally at the G7 summit. Was showing.