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The first consultations at the level of Korean-Japanese directors are held today since Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga took office. It is noteworthy how much we can reduce the difference of position on the issue of compensation for Japan’s compulsory military service and holding the Korea-China-Japan summit during the year. Reporter Lee Kyo-jun reported The director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Shigeki Takizaki, visited Korea. This is the first time that a Japanese diplomatic official has visited Korea since Suga Yoshihide’s Cabinet inauguration last month. Director Takizaki will meet with Lee Do-hoon, head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiation Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Kim Jong-han, director of the Asia Pacific region. It’s only been eight months since February, when diplomatic officials from Korea and Japan have met face to face. Conflict issues, such as the mandatory draft ruling and export regulations in Japan, are expected to be intensively debated. On the issue of compulsory compensation for compulsory military service, the biggest problem, the Japanese side adheres to the position that the South Korean government should propose a preventive solution, and pain is expected. Before the director-level talks for Korea and Japan, Japanese government spokesman Kato Katsunobu repeatedly lobbied the South Korean side for a solution regarding the mandatory draft ruling. Although the difference between the two sides is great, our side should seek a point of contact for the expansion of economic cooperation and the problems of the past through long-awaited face-to-face consultations. Earlier, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha expressed his expectations to the cabinet and said that Suga is trying to create a mutually acceptable plan through dialogue. It is also interesting to coordinate policies between Korea and Japan on the direction of North Korea’s response after the US presidential elections. Takizaki, the top representative of North Korea’s nuclear program on the Japanese side, is expected to meet with Lee Do-hoon, head of the Korean Peninsula Peace and Negotiation Headquarters to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula. , including the North Korean nuclear problem. Furthermore, the Korean government is expected to convey negative national public opinion about Japan’s treatment of contaminated water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and request a transparent exchange of information. YTN Kyojun Lee[[email protected]]is.
