Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that strategic cooperation between Japan and South Korea is now more necessary than ever.
During his meeting with a delegation sent by South Korea’s President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, Kishida said that the two countries needed to resolve issues related to Japan’s colonial rule, according to a statement from the Japanese government.
Chung Jin-suk (C), deputy speaker of South Korea’s National Assembly and the head of a delegation sent by South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol to Japan, arrives at the prime minister’s office to meet with the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, April 26, 2022. (AFP)Chung Jin-suk, chief of the South Korean delegation, told reporters that they agreed with Kishida to work towards forward looking relations and for mutual interests.
Reuters