Yonhap reported on January 30, Korean officials identified a summit meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is unlikely to happen before March, as the two countries are negotiating a legal solution to the controversial issue of victims. wartime forced labor.
There is speculation that Mr. Yoon may make his first visit to Japan as South Korean President next month to meet Mr. Kishida.
[Hàn Quốc và Nhật Bản tham vấn về vấn đề lao động cưỡng bức]
The visit, if taken place, will coincide with an agreement between the two countries on how to settle the issue of compensation for Korean victims of wartime forced labor during the Japanese colonial period of 1910-1945.
However, an official in Blue House confirmed, “There are currently no plans for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to Japan next month.”
While another senior official also expressed skepticism about the possibility of a summit before March, saying: “There is still a lot of work to be done to convince the victims and negotiate the details with Japan. Copy”./.
(Vietnam+)