President Yun Seok-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida greet each other before a short South Korea-Japan summit at a conference building in New York, USA, on 21 (local time). [사진=연합뉴스]
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Japan’s Asahi Shimbun assessed that the meeting between President Yoon Seok-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was greeted with the active push of the South Korean side and there were no significant results.
Asahi detailed the background of the Korea-Japan summit held in New York on the 21st (local time) through a report on the 23rd.
According to those surrounding Prime Minister Kishida, the meeting took place after several requests from the South Korean government to “want to meet”.
At that time, the Japanese side said, “It is only at this time and place. If you come again …”, the newspaper reported: “President Yoon has moved on the date and place designated by Japan.”
Asahi said that since the 15th there has been a conflict between Korea and Japan over this meeting.
When the South Korean presidential office announced that the meeting had been agreed that day, the Japanese side strongly opposed it, saying it was a unilateral announcement.
The newspaper reported that Prime Minister Kishida was angry at South Korea’s announcement and expressed his displeasure to those around him, saying, “Don’t say anything that hasn’t been decided. We won’t meet in reverse.”
A close associate of Prime Minister Kishida recalled: “The Prime Minister was furious. He said, ‘I’m not really going to meet you.’
However, the talks were successful and, according to the participants, President Yun enthusiastically continued his speech in front of Prime Minister Kishida, who closed his mouth with a grim expression.
Asahi said: “There has been no progress on the issue of forced labor, the biggest problem between Korea and Japan.
After meeting with President Yun, Prime Minister Kishida told those around him: “They are showing their will too. From now on (how to solve the situation), you just have to look at your skills.”
The newspaper said that it is impossible to predict any improvement in relations, and if it is known that South Korea conducted a maritime investigation around Dokdo immediately after the start of the Yun regime and that the conservatives of the LDP in power are opposed and that the Kishida government compromises with the South Korean side due to a decline in approval ratings, the Conservatives would have lost consensus. Concerns were cited as variable.
The reason why the talks took place outside of this context was analyzed that “the Japanese government has assessed to some extent the attitude of the Korean side to improve relations”.
One of the participants from the Japanese side who attended the meeting said: “You said you wanted to meet to no avail, so we weren’t supposed to meet, but we met. Korea has a debt to Japan. Of course, next time we will. come up with results or progress “.
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