South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (R) holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Seoul, South Korea, May 7, 2023. /CFP
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Seoul after holding a welcome ceremony on the Presidential palace on Sunday.
“Cooperation and coordination between South Korea and Japan are essential not only for the common interests of the two countries, but also for world peace and prosperity,” Yoon mentioned in opening remarks at their assembly, in keeping with Reuters.
Kishida advised Yoon that his “heart hurts” when he thinks of struggling and ache throughout Japanese colonial rule, in a nod to historic disputes which have soured relations between the 2 nations.
Speaking to the press after the assembly, Kishida mentioned his authorities inherits the stance of earlier administrations, a few of which have issued apologies.Â
“For me personally, my heart hurts when I think of the many people who endured terrible suffering and grief under the difficult circumstances of the time,” he mentioned.
Yoon mentioned that the 2 leaders agreed to ship specialists to conduct a scientific evaluation earlier than discharging nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy plant into the ocean.
Kishida arrived in South Korea on Sunday, marking the full-scale resumption of “shuttle diplomacy” between the 2 nations’ leaders after 12 years, Yonhap reported.
According to Kyodo News, Kishida grew to become Japan’s first political chief to go to South Korea in over 5 years, as the 2 nations search to enhance ties.
Representatives from a number of South Korean civic teams rallied over the weekend in entrance of the presidential workplace and metropolis heart of Seoul to protest towards Kishida’s two-day go to to Seoul.
(With enter from businesses)
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Source: CGTN