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President Moon and Prime Minister Suga make a 20-minute phone call from 11 a.m. M.
President Moon “Korea-Japan, friend and closest companion”
Prime Minister Suga “I hope to build a future-oriented relationship”
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President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had their first phone call this morning. Congratulations on the inauguration of Prime Minister Suga and opinions on the development of relations between Korea and Japan. For more information, contact journalists. Reporter Na Yeon-soo! Was the call made this morning? The Blue House announced that President Moon Jae-in had a phone call with the new Japanese Prime Minister Suga for 20 minutes starting at 11 a.m. today to exchange views on ways to develop relations between Korea and Japan and the situation. on the Korean peninsula. President Moon first congratulated Suga’s inauguration, saying that South Korea and Japan are close friends who share basic values and strategic interests, and that they should work together for world peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia. Prime Minister Suga replied, “Although the relationship between Korea and Japan is in a difficult situation due to various problems in the past, he hopes to build a future relationship with President Moon.” Both leaders promised to join forces even in the face of the Corona 19 crisis. President Moon said that now is the time for the two countries to cooperate with each other and give the people the necessary strength and comfort. Prime Minister Suga also said that he hopes South Korea is making achievements in quarantine K under President Moon’s leadership, and that he hopes to solve various tasks together. In particular, he stressed that he hopes that the special immigration procedure, which has reached an agreement between the two countries, will open the resumption of human exchanges and help the development of bilateral relations. It also opened the door to dialogue on issues in the two countries. President Moon, particularly regarding conscription, suggested that the two governments and all parties agree to find an optimal solution, although there is a gap, and Prime Minister Suga said that he would encourage dialogue efforts for change and resolution. . In addition, Prime Minister Suga expressed his gratitude for our support on the issue of the Japanese hostages and requested interest, and President Moon also expressed his support and support for the efforts of the Japanese side, reinforcing their willingness to cooperate closely for the process. peace on the Korean peninsula. The exchange of views between Korea and Japan took place nine months after the Korea-China-Japan summit in December last year. The Blue House said both leaders assessed that they had an open conversation. He also explained that today’s phone call was made with our proposal first, and that it is customary to propose from the original congratulatory party. However, according to Japanese media reports, Prime Minister Suga is said to have announced the content of the talks and said that he would like to vigorously demand an adequate response from South Korea based on Japan’s consistent position on various issues. It means that Japan will keep Japan’s existing claims on the historical issue of Korea and Japan, so a subtle temperature difference is detected in the announcements of the two countries. So far, the Blue House has delivered. Na Yeonsu [[email protected]]