South Korean Foreign Minister meets with Prime Minister Ishiba... ”It is important to make an effort to change first” = South Korean media

Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yol met with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during his visit to Tokyo for the Japan-China-South Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting. During the meeting, Minister Cho said, "For Japan-South Korea relations to improve, I must first
On the 21st, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "Minister Cho will meet with Prime Minister Ishiba in Tokyo together with Foreign Minister Iwao and Wang Yi, Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office and Foreign Minister of the Communist Party of China.
"I held an exclusive meeting with Prime Minister Ishiba after meeting with Minister Cho and Minister Wang," he said. Prime Minister Ishiba welcomed Minister Cho and Minister Wang's visit to Japan and expressed his appreciation for the future-oriented cooperation with China and South Korea, which are very important neighbors.
He also expressed his hope that at the 11th Japan-China-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held the following day (22nd), the foreign ministers of the three countries will hold meaningful discussions to advance cooperation among the three countries.
In response, Minister Cho said, "It is important to ensure that the momentum of trilateral cooperation, which was revitalized through the 9th Japan-China-ROK Summit to be held in May 2024, is not interrupted again."
He also said, "The timing of this Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting is appropriate and of special significance." Minister Cho added, "We will continue to make efforts to maintain the momentum of trilateral cooperation.
Furthermore, during an exclusive courtesy visit with Prime Minister Ishiba, Prime Minister Ishiba emphasized that "even in the current strategic environment, the importance of Japan-Korea and Japan-US-Korea relations remains unchanged."
He called for continued cooperation to maintain and develop bilateral relations based on trust and respect. Minister Cho responded, "In order to maintain the current good momentum in Japan-Korea relations, both countries need to
"Rather than expecting the other party to change, we need to make an effort to change ourselves first," he said. "We must do our best to develop Japan-Korea relations and Japan-U.S.-Korea cooperation.
Minister Cho is scheduled to return to South Korea after completing the Japan-China-South Korea foreign ministers' meeting and the Japan-South Korea foreign ministers' meeting on the 22nd.