Prime Minister South Korea's Foreign Minister is asked to make efforts to resolve issues such as "recruitment" issues

While Japan-South Korea relations have deteriorated to the point of being the worst after the war, Prime Minister Kishida met with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, who is visiting Japan, and has problems with "recruitment" during the Pacific War. With that in mind, I requested that you make an effort to resolve the concerns between the two countries.

Prime Minister Kishida met with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Chin, who is visiting Japan for the first time since taking office, for about 20 minutes at the Prime Minister's Office on the afternoon of the 19th.

In this, Foreign Minister Park expressed his condolences from President Yoon Seok-you to former Prime Minister Abe who died after being shot by a gun during a support speech for the Senate election, and Prime Minister Kishida expressed his gratitude.

Then, Prime Minister Kishida requested, "I would like you to continue to make efforts to resolve the concerns between the two countries," keeping in mind the issues surrounding "recruitment" during the Pacific War.

After that, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference, "On the occasion of Foreign Minister Park's visit to Japan from the South Korean side, it was held for a short time in response to the intention of directly expressing the condolences from President Yun for the death of former Prime Minister Abe. There was no concrete exchange of concerns. "

In addition, regarding the fact that the beginning of the visit was not disclosed to the press, "In light of the nature of receiving condolences, from the perspective of conducting in a solemn atmosphere, to the former Prime Minister Kishida by the Foreign Ministers of each country to convey condolences. It was treated in the same way as the courtesy call of. "

Foreign Minister Park “Orally conveys the president's message”

After paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Kishida on the 19th, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Chin revealed that he had verbally delivered a message from President Yun Sung-nyul to Prime Minister Kishida in response to an interview with the Korean media. ..

The message mentioned the first meeting of the two leaders in Spain at the end of last month, saying, "I am convinced that we can work for the development of both countries as a reliable partner. We will work more closely and cooperate. It means that it contained content such as "I hope to go."

According to Foreign Minister Park, Prime Minister Kishida expressed his gratitude for the message and called for "building good relationships and developing toward the future based on various common values." That is.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Park told Prime Minister Kishida about the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War, "trying to find a desirable solution before the" cashing "of Japanese companies' assets in South Korea. I expect Japan to respond in good faith. "