Minister Park Jin: "Improving Relations with Japan Essential for Cooperation Among Value-Sharing Countries"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 14th, Foreign Minister Park Jin held a virtual meeting with heads of missions in the Asia region to discuss the direction of diplomacy in the Asia region for realizing the vision of a global pivotal state and negotiations for hosting the 2030 Busan World Expo.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Park emphasized the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific region and called for expanding the diplomatic horizon of our government under the global pivotal state initiative.
Minister Park stated that improving relations with Japan is essential for cooperation and solidarity with countries sharing common values. He said that various levels of consultations are being accelerated to resolve historical issues between the two countries, while actively collecting opinions from victims and various sectors within the country.
Minister Park urged the heads of missions to play an active role in strengthening relations with key regional partners such as India, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as enhancing practical cooperation with South Asian and Pacific countries. He also said that ASEAN remains a core diplomatic partner under the new government and that the vision of 'Korea-ASEAN Win-Win Solidarity' will be realized through reciprocal, practical, and strategic cooperation with ASEAN.
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Minister Park encouraged the heads of missions in the Asia region to actively negotiate with member governments of the International Bureau of Expositions (BIE), as an important procedure called on-site inspection remains ahead of the election for the host city of the 2030 World Expo scheduled for the end of next year. The meeting was attended by 44 heads of missions from the Asia-Pacific, ASEAN, and Northeast Asia regions, including Japan, Nepal, New Zealand, Vietnam, and Australia.
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