President Yoon Suk Yeol talks over the cellphone with Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at his workplace in Seoul on Wednesday. (Presidential Workplace)
President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held their first cellphone dialog Wednesday to debate bilateral ties and cooperation on countering threats posed by North Korea, Yoon’s workplace stated.
Throughout the name, Yoon and Ishiba agreed to work on enhancing each bilateral cooperation and trilateral collaboration involving america to deal with North Korean points.
“The leaders agreed on the necessity for South Korea, Japan and america to make joint efforts in responding to North Korea’s continued provocations,” the presidential workplace stated in a launch.
“In addition they agreed to proceed cooperating on North Korean human rights points, reminiscent of the kidnapping of Japanese residents, South Korean abductees, detainees and prisoners of warfare,” it added.
Yoon stated the 2 international locations are “essential neighbors and companions” that share values and pursuits, and expressed hope for additional enhancing ties as Seoul and Tokyo mark the sixtieth anniversary of normalizing their diplomatic relations subsequent yr, in keeping with the workplace.
In addition they agreed to proceed their common “shuttle diplomacy” and meet on the earliest alternative for candid discussions on bilateral relations and different shared issues, it added.
Bilateral ties have considerably improved after Yoon determined final yr to resolve the long-running row over Japan’s wartime mobilization of Koreans for compelled labor by compensating victims with out asking Japanese corporations for contributions.
Yoon and Ishiba’s predecessor, Fumio Kishida, have since restored the long-suspended shuttle diplomacy of visiting one another each time vital and held 12 summits during the last two years. (Yonhap)
