Japanese Diet BuildingTOKYO, May 10 The Japanese government intends to engage with the government of the new president of South Korea Yun Sok Yeol aimed at restoring normal relations between the two countries, but no decision has yet been made regarding a possible summit of leaders, Hirokazu Matsuno, Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers, said at a press conference. since 1965, when diplomatic relations between states were normalized, friendship and mutual cooperation. We look forward to the leadership of President Yun,» the Secretary General of the Government of Japan said. » /> South Korea urged the DPRK to refrain from provocations and engage in dialogueAt the same time, Matsuno added that «at present, no re There is no agreement on a possible summit between the leaders of the two countries. The inauguration ceremony for the new president of South Korea takes place on Tuesday, May 10. Among the guests are delegations from Great Britain, Uzbekistan, the USA, China and Singapore. Japan is represented at the event by Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi. Relations between Seoul and Tokyo were complicated after the decisions of the South Korean court on the payment of compensation by Japanese companies for the use of Koreans in forced labor during the Japanese colonial rule of 1910-1945. In response to this decision, Japan imposed export restrictions on South Korea in 2019. Tokyo believes that all problems related to the colonial past have been settled under the 1965 treaty on the normalization of relations between Japan and South Korea.
