S. Korean FM sits down with her Japanese counterpart in Munich to discuss contentious issues
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Amid the convoluted diplomatic situation between Seoul and Tokyo, South Korea's top diplomat sat down about an hour ago for talks with her Japanese counterpart.
According to the foreign ministry in Seoul, Kang Kyung-hwa and Taro Kono met in Munich on the sidelines of an international security conference, Friday morning, local time.
The two are said to have discussed contentious issues, including compensation for South Koreans who were forced to work for Japanese companies during World War Two, the sexual enslavement of Korean women during Japan's colonial rule, as well as their views on Pyeongyang's denuclearization ahead of the second Kim-Trump summit.
The session comes twenty-three days after the ministers last met at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January.
Amid the convoluted diplomatic situation between Seoul and Tokyo, South Korea's top diplomat sat down about an hour ago for talks with her Japanese counterpart.
According to the foreign ministry in Seoul, Kang Kyung-hwa and Taro Kono met in Munich on the sidelines of an international security conference, Friday morning, local time.
The two are said to have discussed contentious issues, including compensation for South Koreans who were forced to work for Japanese companies during World War Two, the sexual enslavement of Korean women during Japan's colonial rule, as well as their views on Pyeongyang's denuclearization ahead of the second Kim-Trump summit.
The session comes twenty-three days after the ministers last met at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January.