World News | Japan's PM, South Korean Delegation Agree to Improve Bilateral Ties
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a delegation sent by South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday agreed it was necessary to improve ties between both countries that have become strained over the years.
Tokyo [Japan], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a delegation sent by South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday agreed it was necessary to improve ties between both countries that have become strained over the years.
Local media reported that during a courtesy call at the prime minister's office, Kishida said bilateral ties must be improved, while the visiting delegation handed him a letter from Yoon.
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"We have no time to spare in improving Japan-South Korea relations," the Japanese leader said, adding that "we need to resolve issues lying between Japan and South Korea including the wartime labor of Koreans, which has been a major sticking point."
The delegation, for its part, said that bilateral relations are important and it hopes that both sides work together to improve them.
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The delegation is here on a five-day trip to Japan through Thursday ahead of Yoon's inauguration on May 10.
Kishida's attendance at Yoon's inauguration ceremony was not requested, a Japanese government source was quoted as saying. (ANI/Xinhua)
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