Japanese PM Kishida to visit S. Korea for summit with Yoon FMTNews FMTWorld
TOKYO: Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida is expected to visit South Korea in coming weeks and meet with President Yoon Suk-yeol, officials said, reciprocating a Tokyo visit by the South Korean leader last month.
A Japanese government official and another official from a G7 government said the meeting was expected before Kishida hosts a G7 summit from May 19. Japan’s Kyodo news agency said today the two will meet around May 7 or 8, citing multiple unnamed Japanese and South Korean diplomatic sources. Their aim will be to confirm the two neighbours’ strengthening of cooperation over North Korea ahead of the Hiroshima G7 summit, Kyodo said.
Asked about reports of the bilateral summit, Kishida said in remarks broadcast by public network NHK that nothing concrete had been decided.Ties between Japan and South Korea, long strained by issues including war time compensation and trade, have been improving in recent months in the face of North Korea’s frequent missile launches and China’s more muscular role on the global stage.
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