Foreign affairs chiefs of Japan and South Korea discuss pending issues such as ”historical issues and North Korean nuclear weapons” = South Korean report

The first director-level talks between Japanese and South Korean diplomatic authorities were held on the 5th since Hiroyuki Namazu, Director-General for Asia and Oceania at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is in charge of Korean affairs, took office in August this year.
It will be interesting to see if this discussion will lead to any progress in resolving issues such as compensation for former comfort women and the deposit of judgment money for former forced laborers.
According to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Seo Min Jeong, director of the Asia-Pacific Affairs Bureau, held director-level talks between Japan and South Korea with Director-General Namazu in Seoul on the same day.
The Director-General for Asia and Oceania is in charge of Korean affairs at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and also serves as the Chief North Korean Nuclear Representative.
was appointed. South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ``This director-general-level consultation is part of the communication that has been ongoing at various levels between the diplomatic representatives of both countries,'' and ``The current state of South Korea-Japan exchanges in general.
While investigating the case, they exchanged opinions on matters of mutual interest." Today's talks appear to have addressed historical issues such as the former comfort women issue and the former forced labor issue.
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ``The heads of the two countries agreed to continue communication between their diplomatic authorities in order to develop Korea-Japan cooperation in a future-oriented manner in a variety of fields.''
The Japan-Korea Foreign Affairs Bureau Chief Consultation was held for the first time in about eight months since it was held in April this year.
On the other hand, on this day, Director-General Namazu and Kim Gon, Director of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiations Headquarters, spoke about the North
A meeting of chief representatives was also held. Both sides said, ``North Korea has publicly announced that it will launch more satellites, declared that the September 19 inter-Korean military agreement is not binding, and continues to threaten provocations against South Korea.''
"This is seriously destabilizing," he said.