Yoon welcomed Kishida to the presidential office in Seoul in an official arrival ceremony that included the playing of the two countries national anthems and a joint honour guard review, Yonhap news agency reported.The
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to arrive in South Korea on Sunday for a summit with President Yoon Suk Yeol, marking the full-scale resumption of
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday refuted domestic criticism against his efforts to mend ties with Japan despite Tokyo s reluctance to issue an additional apology for its past wartime wrongdoings, saying that neglecting the frayed relationship with the neighboring country for political interest is tantamount to dereliction of the president s duty. “The previous government left the troubled relationship between South Korea and Japan untouched and this resulted in the people of both countries and ethnic South Koreans living in Japan suffering, and the security and economies of both countries falling into a deep abyss,” Yoon said during his 25-minute opening speech at a Cabinet meeting.
President Yoon Suk Yeol called on Tokyo, Thursday, to take reciprocal steps in response to Seoul s plan to compensate Korean victims of Japan s wartime forced labor, just ahead of a milestone summit with his Japanese counterpart Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Describing the settlement of the forced labor issue as a “grand decision” for Korea s national interest and its people, Yoon urged corresponding action from Japan.