Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee Joint Meeting to Be Held in Jeju for the First Time... Discussion on Strengthening Cooperation

To Be Held at Jeju Dream Tower Complex Resort on November 21-22
Attended by Kim Kibyeong, Chairman of Lotte Tour Development, Vice President Taro Aso, and Others
Over 70 Domestic and International Participants Expected

The Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee Joint Meeting, a private cooperation organization between Korea and Japan, will be held in Jeju for the first time.

Lotte Tour Development announced on the 18th that the 58th Korea-Japan and Japan-Korea Cooperation Committee Joint Meeting will take place at the Jeju Dream Tower Complex Resort from November 21 to 22.

Jeju Dream Tower Complex Resort. Provided by Lotte Tour Development

The Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee, chaired by Kim Kibyeong, Chairman of Lotte Tour Development, is a private organization established in 1969 by President Park Chunghee. To facilitate exchanges between the two countries and address current issues, the meetings have alternated between the capitals of Korea and Japan, such as Seoul and Tokyo.

Approximately 70 participants, including Taro Aso, Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party and Chairman of the Japan-Korea Cooperation Committee, Japanese Ambassador Koichi Mizushima, Jeju Governor Oh Younghun, former Foreign Minister Park Jin, Lee Daesoon, Chairman of the Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee, as well as government officials, committee members, and representatives from related companies from both countries, will attend the joint meeting.

The joint meeting will be held under the common agenda of "Redefining and Establishing Measures for a New Era in Korea-Japan Relations." In the political sector, former Foreign Minister Park Jin of Korea and Masataka Okano, Secretary General of Japan’s National Security Secretariat, are scheduled to give lectures on Korea-Japan cooperation for easing global tensions.

This will be followed by lectures in the economic sector on Korea-Japan competition and cooperation in the fields of economy and science for the future, delivered by former Information and Communication Minister Chin Daeje and Professor Yukiko Fukagawa of the Graduate School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University in Japan.

Kim Kibyeong, Chairman of Lotte Tour Development. Photo by Lotte Tour Development

Chairman Kim stated, "It is especially meaningful to hold the Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee Joint Meeting in Jeju, Korea’s leading global tourism city, in this year marking the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan." He added, "I hope this meeting will serve as an opportunity to further strengthen mutual understanding, cooperation, and trust between Korea and Japan in the future."

Previously, in November 2022, Chairman Kim invited former Prime Minister Taro Aso to Korea after long persuasion, helping to lead Korea-Japan relations, which had been at a standstill, into a new phase. In recognition of his role as a bridge in private diplomacy between Korea and Japan, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, by the Japanese government in June.

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