Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a meeting Tuesday with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, during which Kishida asked South Korea to continue working to resolve the issues between the two countries, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
During a 20-minute meeting at the Prime Minister's Office, Park reportedly conveyed a message from President Yoon Suk-yeol that he regards Kishida as a trustworthy partner and is certain the two can work together to develop a cooperative bilateral relationship.
According to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, Park also told Kishida that Seoul would make efforts to find a desirable solution to the issue of laborers requisitioned to work in Japan during World War II, before the liquidation of assets held by related Japanese firms.
