Yoon Meets Delegation from Korea-Japan Friendship Association: "Exchanging and Cooperating to Pioneer a New Future"

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President Yoon Suk-yeol met with the delegation of the Korea-Japan and Japan-Korea Friendship Associations on the 13th and stated, "If the two countries, Korea and Japan, engage in exchange, cooperation, and build trust, the Korea-Japan relationship can go beyond the best period in the past and pioneer a new future."

On the morning of the same day, President Yoon received the delegation of the Korea-Japan and Japan-Korea Friendship Associations, including Yoo Heung-soo, President of the Korea-Japan Friendship Association Central Committee, and Kawamura Takeo, President of the Japan-Korea Friendship Association Central Committee, at the Yongsan Presidential Office.

President Yoon Suk-yeol is meeting with the delegation of the Korea-Japan and Japan-Korea Friendship Associations at the Yongsan Presidential Office Building in Seoul on the 13th.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

At this meeting, President Yoon attached great significance to the 'Korea-Japan Joint Friendship Conference,' held for the first time in five years to mark the 25th anniversary of the 'Kim Dae-jung-Obuchi Joint Declaration.' He also highly praised the efforts made by the friendship associations of both countries to promote Korea-Japan civil exchanges and friendship.

In particular, President Yoon said, "Since COVID-19, exchanges and human interactions between the two countries have been rapidly recovering," adding, "This proves that the improvement and development of Korea-Japan relations is indeed the wish and intention of the people of both countries." He continued, "I am pleased that exchanges between local regions are also becoming more active," and expressed hope that the friendship associations of both countries would continue their efforts to revitalize exchanges among future generations and between local regions.

He also emphasized, "If Korea and Japan, which share values and interests, engage in exchange, cooperation, and build trust, the Korea-Japan relationship can go beyond the best period in the past and pioneer a new future." President Yoon added, "I expect the unwavering role of the friendship associations of both countries in enhancing mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries and promoting friendly cooperative relations."

In response, Kawamura, President of the Japan-Korea Friendship Association Central Committee, along with presidents of various regional associations in Japan, said that the Japanese people also feel the positive effects of the improvement in Korea-Japan relations, and the friendship associations will continue to contribute to the development of Korea-Japan relations. They further added that active exchanges between the future generations of both countries are necessary, and as part of this, it would be good to resume and revitalize study tour programs among the youth of both countries.

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