Korea-Japan Foreign Ministers Likely to Meet in New York Today... Coordinating Issues Ahead of Summit

[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] Ahead of President Yoon Seok-yeol's attendance at the UN General Assembly, it has been reported that the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan will hold talks in New York, USA.

According to diplomatic sources in New York on the 19th (local time), Foreign Minister Park Jin and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa are scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting in Manhattan that afternoon. During the UN General Assembly, a meeting between President Yoon and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is being coordinated, and this meeting is said to be aimed at preemptively reviewing key issues.

On this day, Minister Park and Foreign Minister Hayashi are expected to discuss key issues in South Korea-Japan relations, such as solutions for compensation related to forced labor. The government has reviewed plans, including those involving private sector funding from companies in both countries, through domestic experts and public-private consultative councils to provide compensation to victims.

However, resolving the compensation issue requires sincere measures from the Japanese side, including participation by Japanese companies and an apology. The Japanese side has maintained the position that the forced labor issue was resolved by the 1965 South Korea-Japan Claims Agreement and has refused to comply with the Supreme Court's compensation rulings. Nevertheless, the possibility of a progressive stance at the South Korea-Japan summit cannot be ruled out.

Along with this, cooperation on the North Korean nuclear issue, trilateral security cooperation among South Korea, the US, and Japan, and measures to revitalize human exchanges between the two countries to build a future-oriented partnership are also expected to be discussed.

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