The South Korean presidential office has announced that it will forgo the visit to Japan that President Moon Jae-in was considering at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.
The South Korean government has been considering visiting Japan for the first time in two years and a month to coincide with the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics to be held on the 23rd of this month, and to hold a face-to-face summit meeting with Prime Minister Suga for the first time. I did.
Regarding this, the Korean presidential office has just announced that President Mun will not visit Japan.
The Korean presidential office has said, "If we can foresee the summit meeting and its outcome, we can consider visiting Japan."
On the other hand, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed regret to the Japanese side, saying that "the content of the discussions between the diplomatic authorities has been leaked to the media," and the Japanese minister in Seoul is inappropriate about the Mun administration's diplomatic stance toward Japan. On the 17th, he called the Japanese ambassador to protest.