Seoul, Feb 9 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her party’s victory in an election, wishing for Japan’s further development under her leadership and hoping to meet her in South Korea via shuttle diplomacy. Lee posted the congratulatory message on social media platform X after Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a two-thirds majority in the 465-member House of Representatives in snap elections held Sunday, Yonhap N…
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Seoul, Jan 21 (IANS) South Korean defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back is expected to visit Japan next week for talks with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, sources said on Wednesday, with the resumption of military cooperation seen as a major agenda item.The two countries are in the final stages of arranging Ahn’s possible three-day trip to Japan from January 29-31 for talks with Japanese Defence Minister Koizumi, according to government sources.Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun has also reported on t…
Nara, Jan 13 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that cooperation between their countries is more important than ever, citing the complex and dizzying international order. Lee made the remarks at the start of summit talks with Takaichi, calling for the two nations to take steps toward a better future, despite the painful past caused by Japan’s occupation of the Korean Peninsula.”Amid a complex and dizzying international order, I beli…