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Vice Unification Minister Kim Ki-woong will meet Japan s top nuclear envoy this week to discuss ways to boost bilateral ties amid North Korea s continued provocations, the unification ministry said Monday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol s speech addressing Japan as a “partner” is likely to expedite talks with Tokyo to reach a settlement on forced labor issues, according to diplomatic observers, Thursday. But the experts were cautious about giving a timeline on when the two countries will reach an agreement, stressing that the ball is now in Japan s court. During his March 1 Independence Movement Day speech, Wednesday, Yoon addressed Japan as “a partner that shares universal values,” in the latest of his government s gestures to improve relations with the neighboring country that have slumped to their worst level in recent years.