Japanese, South Korean foreign ministers agree to solve issue of requisitioned workers

The in-person meeting between the foreign ministers was held for the first time since South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in May.

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Japan News

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Pool photo / The Yomiuri Shimbun Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, right, and his South Korean counterpart, Park Jin, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Monday.

July 19, 2022

TOKYO – Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi held talks with visiting South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin in Tokyo on Monday.

The two ministers agreed to solve the issue of former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula at an early date. The in-person meeting between Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers was held for the first time since South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in May.

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