TOKYO, Apr 27 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, and a delegation sent by South Korean President-elect, Yoon Suk-yeol, yesterday agreed, it was necessary to improve ties between both countries that have become strained over the years.
Local media reported that, during a courtesy call at the prime minister’s office, Kishida said, bilateral ties must be improved, while the visiting delegation handed him a letter from Yoon.
“We have no time to spare in improving Japan-South Korea relations,” the Japanese leader said, adding that, “we need to resolve issues lying between Japan and South Korea, including the wartime labour of Koreans, which has been a major sticking point.”
The delegation, for its part, said that, bilateral relations are important and it hopes that both sides work together to improve them.
The delegation is here on a five-day trip to Japan, through Thursday, ahead of Yoon’s inauguration on May 10.
Kishida’s attendance at Yoon’s inauguration ceremony was not requested, a Japanese government source was quoted as saying.– NNN-NHK
