Park Jin and Hayashi, Heads of South Korea-Japan Diplomacy, Meet in New York, USA

Foreign Minister Park Jin Meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi in New York for 50 Minutes on the 19th
Discussed Forced Labor, Korea-US-Japan Cooperation, and Bilateral Issues

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 19th (local time), Foreign Minister Park Jin met with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa in New York, USA, to discuss bilateral issues.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 20th that Minister Park held a Korea-Japan foreign ministers' meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi for about 50 minutes on the occasion of attending the 77th United Nations General Assembly.

The two ministers agreed to continue strengthening Korea-Japan and Korea-US-Japan cooperation in consideration of the rapidly changing international situation and the serious situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Minister Park stated that they should sincerely work together to promptly find a desirable solution to the historical issues.

The two ministers evaluated the constructive communication between Korea and Japan through the four foreign ministers' meetings held so far.

They also agreed to continue dialogue and consultations between the foreign ministries of both countries on various occasions in the future based on mutual trust.

After the meeting, Minister Park told reporters, "We had many good discussions," and added, "Both sides agreed to sincerely make efforts to improve Korea-Japan relations."

It was reported that in this meeting, in-depth exchanges of opinions took place regarding the solution to compensation for forced labor, which is considered the biggest issue in bilateral relations.

Additionally, they discussed ways to build a future-oriented partnership, including cooperation on the North Korean nuclear issue, Korea-US-Japan security cooperation, and revitalization of human exchanges between the two countries.

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