It is understood that the South Korean side requested the Japanese side to abolish improper export restrictions at the meeting, and at the same time asked the Japanese government and enterprises to adopt a sincere attitude towards the issue of forced labor compensation.
However, the Japanese side reiterated its original position and believed that the South Korean government should first come up with a solution, otherwise it would be difficult for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to participate in the South Korea-China-Japan summit scheduled to be held in
South Korea at the end of the year. In addition, the South Korean government is deeply concerned about the sewage treatment of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, but the Japanese side maintains that there is no problem in terms of safety.
According to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lee Do-hoon, Minister of Peaceful Negotiations on the Korean Peninsula, held a meeting with Takizaki Naraki on the morning of the 29th.
The two sides agreed to stabilize and control the regional situation and promote the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of a lasting peace mechanism. Exchange of views on the progress of Korea-Japan, Korea-US-Japan cooperation plans.
This is the first bureau-level consultation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea and Japan in more than four months.
It is also the first bureau-level consultation held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea and Japan after the new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga took office. Can South Korea and Japan be able to bridge this meeting? Disagreements are concerned by all parties
