SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday stressed the importance of South Korea-Japan relations, calling Japan "a partner" at a ceremony to commemorate the March First Independence Movement against Japan's colonial rule.
"Japan has transformed from a militaristic aggressor of the past into a partner that shares the same universal values with us," Yoon said in his speech in Seoul. "We also work together to cope with global challenges."
Yoon did not mention the lawsuit over former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean Peninsula, the biggest pending issue between the two nations.
