Japanese ambassador called in over his deputy s rude remarks
Posted : 2021-07-17 13:30 Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun, right, with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Aiboshi / Yonhap
Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun called in Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Aiboshi, Saturday, to protest his deputy s undiplomatic, rude remarks disparaging President Moon Jae-in s efforts to improve ties between Seoul and Tokyo, according to the foreign ministry.
The cable TV broadcaster, JTBC, reported Friday that Hirohisa Soma, deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy, made sexually indecent comments during a lunch with its reporter, saying Moon was in a tug of war only with himself as Tokyo has little room to pay attention to pending issues between the two countries.
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South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jung-kun speaks with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Aiboshi on Saturday to protest his deputy s remark. | SOUTH KOREAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / VIA KYODO
KYODO Jul 17, 2021
Seoul – Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Aiboshi has reprimanded his deputy for making an extremely inappropriate remark during a conversation with a local reporter, the Japanese Embassy in Seoul said Saturday.
Photo : YONHAP News Seoul s Foreign Ministry says Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun summoned Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Aiboshi to the ministry Saturday morning to protest a recent remark made by a senior Japanese embassy official.
Choi told the ambassador that the undiplomatic and disrespectful remark seriously hinders efforts to advance bilateral relations. The vice minister urged Tokyo to take tangible, corresponding measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
The Japanese envoy expressed regret over the inappropriate remarks made by his deputy and promised to deliver Seoul s request to his government.
Korean TV broadcaster JTBC reported Friday that Hirohisa Soma, deputy chief of mission at the Japanese embassy, made sexually indecent comments about President Moon Jae-in during a lunch meeting he held with a reporter.
2021-04-27 02:05:49 GMT2021-04-27 10:05:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SEOUL, April 27 (Xinhua) The Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS), a Seoul-based international body for regional peace, held a forum Tuesday on cooperation among China, South Korean and Japan.
The International Forum for Trilateral Cooperation 2021 was hosted by the TCS under the theme of In light of the TCS 10-year anniversary: the new trilateral partnership in the next decade. Trilateral cooperation and the TCS have been developing successfully, regardless of the ups and downs of the three bilateral relations, but at the same time, we still have a long way to go. I am glad to have witnessed the continuous and institutional development of trilateral cooperation, said TCS Secretary-General Hisashi Michigami.
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