Cheong Wa Dae: "Future-Oriented Cooperation with Newly Formed Japanese Cabinet"
LDP President Candidate Fumio Kishida, Former Foreign Minister... Scheduled to Be Elected Japan's Prime Minister on October 4
[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] A key official from the Blue House stated on the 29th regarding the election of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president in Japan, "Our government intends to continue cooperating with the newly formed Japanese cabinet to develop a future-oriented relationship between Korea and Japan."
The LDP president elected was former Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio. Classified as a "dove," he was the figure who led the 2015 agreement between Korea and Japan on comfort women.
The LDP held the presidential election on the 29th at a hotel in Tokyo, Japan, where former Foreign Minister Kishida was elected as president. Kishida received 257 votes in the runoff, while Administrative Reform Minister Kono Taro received 170 votes.
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President Kishida is expected to be elected as Japan's new prime minister at the extraordinary Diet session scheduled for the 4th of next month.
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