BANFF, Canada (Kyodo) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Tuesday in their first face-to-face summit to build on the recent thaw in relations and promote dialogue at the highest level.
Ishiba and Lee, meeting on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada, exchanged views on regional affairs and vowed to coordinate closely in response to challenges such as North Korea’s missile and nuclear development, as well as Pyongyang’s past abductions of Japanese nationals, the Japanese government said.