Reference News, August 24 report - According to Yonhap News Agency, on August 23, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru held a meeting in Tokyo and issued a joint press statement after the meeting. This is the first time in 17 years that South Korean and Japanese leaders have publicly announced the results of their talks through a joint document.
According to the statement, Ishiba mentioned the "Joint Declaration on a New Korea-Japan Partnership for the 21st Century" published by the two countries in 1998, stating that the stance of successive Japanese cabinets on historical issues has been inherited. This declaration is generally seen as an important opportunity to promote cooperation between South Korea and Japan for the future.
The statement emphasized that as partners, South Korea and Japan should work together to address various challenges facing the international community. Both sides decided to enhance communication against the backdrop of changes in the Indo-Pacific situation and the restructuring of the global trade order, and both agreed that it is crucial to firmly advance South Korea-Japan and South Korea-US-Japan cooperation in the ever-changing international situation.
The statement pointed out that both sides will expand cooperation in future industries such as hydrogen energy and artificial intelligence, establish intergovernmental coordination mechanisms to address common challenges such as low birth rates, excessive concentration of population in the capital region, and disaster safety governance, and promote cultural exchanges. In the security field, both sides reaffirmed their firm commitment to achieving denuclearization and permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula, agreed to maintain close cooperation on North Korea policy, and emphasized the importance of resolving the North Korean nuclear issue through dialogue and diplomacy.
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