Komeito representative Yamaguchi met with President Yoon Sung-ryul in Seoul, South Korea, where he was visiting, and agreed that it was important to improve Japan-South Korea relations in order to promote cooperation in the area of security.
The meeting took place at the South Korean presidential office for approximately 50 minutes.
Among them, Komeito representative Yamaguchi pointed out that "South Korea is a very important neighboring country from the perspective of Japan's security environment," based on its response to North Korea, which repeatedly launches ballistic missiles.
On top of that, he said, "As the ruling party, I would like to play a role in improving Japan-South Korea relations," bearing in mind the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War.
President Yoon said, "The two countries should promote close security cooperation. At the same time, let's work together to resolve the outstanding issues in the bilateral relationship as soon as possible."
Both leaders agreed that it is important to improve relations in order to return Japan-South Korea relations to their best days.
In addition, Mr. Yamaguchi asked for cooperation in resolving the abduction issue by North Korea, and President Yoon once again indicated his intention to support Japan.
After the meeting, Yamaguchi told reporters, "I appreciate that we were able to talk in a very friendly atmosphere. While there are issues and pending issues between Japan and South Korea, we hope to resolve them through repeated dialogue." It is important that the people of both countries steadily accept the trend of improving relations and lead to evaluation."
President Yoon ``We should promote close security cooperation''
According to South Korea's presidential office, President Yoon Sung-ryul pointed out, "We must make efforts at the government and parliamentary levels to further revitalize people-to-people exchanges between the two countries," during a meeting with Komeito leader Yamaguchi. He requested that efforts be made to improve relations between the two countries.
In addition, referring to the series of provocations by North Korea, President Yoon said, "South Korea and Japan should promote close security cooperation. Let's try," he called.