South Korean foreign minister to visit Japan from July 18 -NHK

South Korean International Minister Park Jin attends a trilateral assembly with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese International Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on the G20 International Ministers’ Assembly in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia July 8, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool through REUTERS/Recordsdata

TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) – South Korean International Minister Park Jin will meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida throughout a go to to Japan from July 18 for talks, public broadcaster NHK stated on Thursday.

Ties have been fraught for years due to the bitter legacy of Japan’s occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945. Latest disagreements have ranged from wartime pressured labour to export controls, however the leaders of each nations have expressed curiosity in bettering relations.

Reporting by Elaine Lies; Enhancing by Clarence Fernandez

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