Japan PM Kishida plans South Korea visit on May 7 and 8
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit South Korea next week, Japan’s foreign ministry said Tuesday, as the two United States allies pursue warmer ties.
It comes after the leaders agreed to end tit-for-tat trade curbs at a March summit in Tokyo, de-escalating a bitter dispute over Japan’s use of wartime forced labour. He called the visit “a good opportunity to hold a candid exchange of opinions over accelerating Japan and South Korea’s relationship, and the rapidly changing international situation”.
The two leaders had pledged in March to restart regular mutual visits, a practice suspended for over a decade, and Mr Kishida has invited Mr Yoon to the G-7 summit in Hiroshima later in May.
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