Korean and Japanese committees concerned in public-private cooperation between the 2 international locations held a joint annual assembly on Jeju Island, Saturday, bringing collectively private and non-private sector representatives to debate increasing bilateral cooperation.
The 58th joint assembly of the Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee and the Japan-Korea Cooperation Committee was attended by Taro Aso, vice chairman of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Occasion and head of the Japanese committee; Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima; Jeju Gov. Oh Younger-hun; former Seoul Overseas Minister Park Jin; and Lee Dae-soon, chairman of the Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee, amongst others.
In his handle, Kim Ki-byung, head of the Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee board, highlighted the importance of internet hosting the annual assembly on Jeju, calling the island a “international vacationer metropolis representing Korea.”
President Lee Jae Myung delivered a congratulatory message, noting that this 12 months marks the sixtieth anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Seoul and Tokyo.
“At this symbolic milestone, Korea-Japan relations are extra mature and strong than ever,” Lee mentioned within the message delivered by First Vice Overseas Minister Park Yoon-joo, calling on the committees to assist each international locations transfer towards a “extra sensible and future-oriented partnership.”
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi additionally despatched a congratulatory letter, saying the cooperation committees have lengthy served as a driving pressure for exchanges throughout numerous private-sector fields. She additionally wished for the committee’s continued improvement and for additional progress in bilateral ties.
