Prime Minister Ishiba and Acting Prime Minister Han hold 20-minute telephone conversation: ”close cooperation” = Korean media

On the 19th, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held a telephone conversation with Han Deok-soo, the acting president and prime minister in place of South Korean President Yoon Seok-youl, who has been suspended from his duties due to impeachment.
The Kyodo News Agency reported the news, citing a Japanese government official. Kyodo said that the two countries appear to have confirmed their close cooperative relationship, and that the phone call between Prime Minister Ishiba and Deputy Prime Minister Han took about two weeks.
According to Kyodo News, the two leaders discussed preparing an exchange program, as next year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea, and it is important for the people of both countries.
They also agreed that cooperation between Japan and South Korea is essential, given that North Korea is advancing its nuclear and missile development and deepening its military cooperation with Russia.
On the same day, Acting President Han Deok-soo, in a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said that the trend in the development of Japan-Korea relations will not change, and explained the recent situation in Korea after President Yoon declared martial law.
Kyodo News reported that after President Yoon declared martial law, Prime Minister Ishiba repeatedly emphasized that South Korea is a very important neighboring country and that he would be watching the situation with special and serious interest.
On the same day, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "In a telephone conversation with Acting Prime Minister Han, Prime Minister Ishiba confirmed the importance of maintaining and developing Japan-Korea relations and stated that the two governments will continue to maintain close communication."
There was a consensus on this."