Seoul: Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with the policy chief of Japan’s ruling party on Thursday to discuss strategies for enhancing bilateral ties, with a particular focus on fostering relationships among the countries’ youths, as reported by his office.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Prime Minister Kim highlighted the significance of Takayuki Kobayashi’s visit, who is the chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Policy Research Council. This meeting holds additional importance as it precedes President Lee Jae Myung’s upcoming visit to Japan later this month. Kim emphasized the need for strengthening cooperation wherever possible and expressed a keen interest in economic and youth collaboration between the two nations. He expressed hope that Kobayashi, as a prominent rising politician in Japan, would assist in promoting exchanges among young people from both countries.
Kobayashi concurred with Kim’s sentiments and pledged to contribute to the expansion of youth exchanges between the two countries. He noted the strong popularity of South Korean cultural content among Japanese youth as a positive influence on bilateral relations. Additionally, Kobayashi conveyed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s favorable disposition towards South Korea and highlighted the importance of managing any “difficult issues” to stabilize the relations between the neighboring countries.