Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mori met with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin in the visited Seoul, and there is an urgent need to resolve issues such as “recruitment” during the Pacific War for the development of Japan-South Korea relations. In response, Foreign Minister Park expressed his desire to proceed with discussions with a sense of speed.
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mori, who is visiting Seoul to attend talks by the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea, met with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Chin.
In this, Mr. Mori said, "In the current situation where the international order based on rules is threatened, there has never been a time when strategic cooperation between Japan and South Korea is so necessary, and there is no waiting for improvement of relations." rice field.
He also said that there is an urgent need to resolve issues between Japan and South Korea, such as the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War, for the development of bilateral relations.
In response, Foreign Minister Park said, "We attach great importance to Japan-South Korea relations and would like to cooperate to improve relations." He also expressed his intention to proceed with discussions between the two governments with a sense of speed. rice field.
In addition, Deputy Minister Mori also met with South Korea's First Deputy Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-Dong (Zhao Kendong) individually, and a South Korean research vessel conducted an oceanographic survey in Japan's EEZ = Exclusive Economic Zone around Takeshima, Shimane Prefecture, in late last month. I strongly protested against it.