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Unification Minister Kwon Young-se (Center on left aspect) talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (on reverse aspect) in Tokyo on Thursday. ( Ministry of Unification) |
South Korea’s unification minister had discussions with high Japanese authorities officers on methods to bolster cooperation over North Korea’s nuclear and missile issues and the difficulty of these kidnapped by the North a long time in the past, in accordance with his workplace Friday.
Kwon Young-se had talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno in Tokyo on Thursday, the second day of his four-day journey to Japan, it mentioned.
At a gathering with Hayashi, Kwon proposed the creation of a consultative channel between Seoul’s unification ministry and Japan’s overseas ministry, citing the necessity to strengthen bilateral cooperation amid the North’s continued provocations.
He additionally mentioned with Matsuno methods to coordinate efforts to handle the difficulty of South Korean and Japanese residents kidnapped by the North following the 1950-53 Korean War, and the matter of the 2 Koreas’ households separated by the warfare.
Later within the day, Kwon plans to fulfill with high Japanese politicians, together with Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and South Korean correspondents in Japan.
Kwon’s journey got here amid South Korea’s efforts to fix long-frayed ties with Japan and bolster trilateral cooperation with Washington and Tokyo to raised address the North’s nuclear and missile threats. (Yonhap)