The Sankei Shimbun reported that at the Korea-Japan summit on the 16th, the issue of radar-patrol aircraft, a pending issue of conflict between the two countries, was discussed.
According to reports, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida discussed security issues, including radar investigations, at a summit meeting with President Yoon Seok-yeol held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo.
Regarding this, President Yoon said, “This problem arose because there was a problem in the relationship of mutual trust. If we build a relationship of trust in the future, we can harmonize each other’s opinions,” Sankei said.
The radar-patrol aircraft conflict sparked on December 20, 2018, when the Japanese side claimed that the ROK Navy ship Gwanggaeto the Great, which was searching for a North Korean fishing boat in distress in the East Sea, inspected a fire control radar at a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft that flew near the ship.
At the time, the Japanese side disclosed the video taken inside the patrol plane as evidence, but South Korea stated that there was no radar investigation and rather that the patrol plane made a low-flying threat near the Gwanggaeto the Great.
Sankei said, “President Yoon did not deny the facts at the summit and showed his intention to build a relationship of trust.” “The Korean government has not acknowledged the facts of the investigation.”
