Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Jong-geon to Meet with Japanese and Chinese Ambassadors to Korea on the 7th
Meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to Korea Expected to Be a Courtesy Visit... Broad Discussion on Bilateral Issues Anticipated
Choi Jong-geon, First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Harry Harris, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, are meeting and greeting each other with an elbow bump on the afternoon of the 31st at the Government Seoul Office Annex in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Joint Press Corps
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Choi Jong-geon, the newly appointed First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, will meet with the Ambassador of Japan to Korea and the Ambassador of China to Korea.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 7th, Vice Minister Choi will meet with Koji Domita, the Ambassador of Japan to Korea, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in the morning, and in the afternoon, he is scheduled to meet with Xing Haiming, the Ambassador of China to Korea.
This meeting is the first since Vice Minister Choi's appointment and follows his meeting with Harry Harris, the Ambassador of the United States to Korea, serving as an introductory meeting where issues concerning Korea-Japan and Korea-China relations are expected to be broadly discussed.
During the meeting with the Ambassador of Japan to Korea, topics such as the Supreme Court ruling on forced labor compensation during the Japanese colonial period, Japan's unilateral export restrictions, and the upcoming election of the next Japanese Prime Minister are expected to be on the agenda. In the meeting with the Ambassador of China to Korea, discussions are anticipated to cover President Xi Jinping's visit to Korea, the Korea-China-Japan summit, the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and regional affairs.
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Earlier, on the 31st of last month, Vice Minister Choi met with Harry Harris, the Ambassador of the United States to Korea, and agreed to maintain frequent communication regarding Korea-US relations and mutual regional interests.
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