S. Korea and Japan considering FMs' meeting in New York: Reports
  • 5 years ago
한일, 도쿄에서 외교부 국장 협의,... 한일외교장관 회담 조율했을 것으로 보여

The nation's Director-general for Asian and Pacific affairsKim Jung-han... met his new Japanese counterpart for the first time.
They exchanged views on a range of bilateral issues, including Korea's Supreme Court ruling against Japan's wartime forced labor.
Seoul's foreign ministry said Kim explained to Shigeki Takizaki that Seoul respects the court's ordering of Japanese firms to compensate Korean forced laborers during Japan's colonial rule.
He also urged Tokyo to pull back its retaliatory trade measures and resolve the issue through dialogue.
It's also believed the two directors discussed a possible meeting between their foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
If organized,... it will be Kang Kyung-wha's first meeting her newly-appointed Japanese counterpart: Toshimitsu Motegi.
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