Japan-Korea vice-ministerial strategic dialogue held in Seoul on the 5th...held for the first time in nine years to improve bilateral relations = South Korean report

The Japan-Korea Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue will be held in Seoul on the 5th. This is the first time in nine years that a vice-ministerial-level strategic dialogue between Japan and South Korea has been held. South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 4th, ``Jang Ho-jin, first vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited the Soviet Union on the 5th.
"We plan to hold a Japan-Korea Strategic Dialogue with Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Masataka Okano of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Urdu," he said, adding, "This strategic dialogue will be held for the first time in about nine years as a follow-up to the Japan-Korea Summit in March. By the way, Ryogoku
In-depth consultations will be held in a wide range of areas, including regional affairs and international issues, as well as the development of relations between the two countries." The Japan-Korea Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue is an opportunity for Japan and South Korea to discuss bilateral relations and regional relations within a larger framework.
It was first held in 2005 to discuss regional and international issues and cooperate with each other. However, due to worsening relations between Japan and South Korea, it has not been held for nearly nine years, the last time being in October 2014.
Since then, the Vice Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Japan and South Korea have held bilateral talks, but the dialogue has not taken place in the form of a strategic dialogue that discusses regional situations and international issues in depth.
However, since the relationship was restored in March this year through dialogue to find a solution to the forced labor issue led by South Korea, there has been no strategic dialogue between the vice ministers of foreign affairs.
In addition, various strategic communications that had previously been suspended have been resumed. One of these is the strategic dialogue by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, which was announced at the time of President Yoon Seo-gyul's first visit to Japan in March.
An agreement had been reached. Furthermore, when Prime Minister Kishida and President Yoon held a bilateral meeting during the Japan-U.S.-ROK summit meeting at Camp David in August of this year, it was announced that a strategic dialogue between the Vice-Ministers of Foreign Affairs would be held in the second half of the year.
I was in agreement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains that this strategic dialogue will be a meaningful opportunity for the two countries to jointly explore ways for strategic cooperation, as relations between Japan and South Korea continue to improve.
This is Vice Minister Okano's first visit to South Korea since he was appointed in August. Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin is also scheduled to attend the strategic dialogue.