Korea-Japan Foreign Ministers Meet in New York... Coordinate Issues Ahead of Summit

Foreign Minister Park Jin and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi are greeting each other on the afternoon of the 19th (local time) at a hotel in Manhattan, New York, USA. (Photo by Joint Press Corps)

[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] Ahead of President Yoon Seok-yeol's attendance at the United Nations General Assembly, the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan met in New York, USA.

Foreign Minister Park Jin and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa began a bilateral foreign ministers' meeting on the afternoon of the 19th (local time) at a hotel in Manhattan. This was reported to be for the purpose of preemptively reviewing key issues amid the coordination of a meeting between President Yoon and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio during the UN General Assembly period.

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 options including having private sectors such as companies from both countries raise funds to pay the victims through consultations with domestic experts and public-private councils. However, resolving the compensation issue requires the participation of Japanese companies and sincere measures from the Japanese side, including an apology.

Additionally, cooperation on the North Korean nuclear issue, trilateral security cooperation among South Korea, the United States, and Japan, and ways to build a future-oriented partnership by revitalizing human exchanges between the two countries are also expected to be discussed.

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