South Korea’s unification minister and senior Japanese government officials have reaffirmed their close cooperation in response to North Korea’s escalating missile threats at a rare meeting, a sign of a further thaw in relations.
South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Youngse, left, and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pose for a photo at foreign ministry in Tokyo Thursday, March 27, 2023.
South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Youngse, left, and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pose for a photo at foreign ministry in Tokyo Thursday, March 27, 2023.
TOKYO — South Korea’s unification minister and senior Japanese government officials reaffirmed their close cooperation in response to North Korea’s escalating missile threats at a rare meeting on Thursday, a sign of a further thaw in relations that comes only a week after their leaders agreed to work past their troubled history and mend ties so they can better respond together to growing regional threats.
Kwon Youngse is in Tokyo for talks with Japanese ministers and top governing party officials, becoming the first unification minister to do so in 18 years. His trip comes on the heels of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week, when they agreed to resume regular visits and launch high-level talks on security, trade and other issues.
Kwon and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi agreed that North Korea’s repeated ballistic missile firings, which have come at an unprecedented pace, are a “serious and pressing threat to regional security and a clear and grave challenge to international society,” according to a Foreign Ministry statement.The two ministers confirmed their close cooperation in response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, the ministry said.
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