Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Tentukan Pilihanmu
0 hari menuju
Pemilu 2024
September 21, 2020, 08.21 PM

SEOUL, KOMPAS.com – New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expressed hopes of improved relations with South Korea in a letter addressed to President Moon Jae-in.

The two countries have long encountered strained ties over history and trade.

Feuds dating back to Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea continue to dog bilateral relations, including the issues of Korean laborers forced to work at Japanese firms and women at military brothels during World War II.

Read also: Yoshihide Suga Wins Ruling Party Vote to Replace Japan’s Shinzo Abe

The ties further soured after South Korea's Supreme Court ordered a Japanese steelmaker to pay compensation for forced labor in 2018, which prompted Tokyo to impose export curbs on some key high-tech materials.

In a letter delivered to Moon on Saturday, Suga underscored the need for cooperation between the two neighbors, Moon's spokesman Kang Min-seok said.

"Prime Minister Suga, in particular, said he hoped the two countries overcome difficult issues and build a forward-looking relationship," Kang told a briefing.

Read also: Shinzo Abe’s Successor Faces a Slew of Challenges in Leading Japan

Moon also sent a congratulatory letter to Suga last week, saying he was willing to sit down anytime to improve relations and foster diplomatic, economic, and people-to-people exchanges.

(Writer: Hyonhee Shin | Editor: Tomasz Janowski)

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-southkorea-japan/japans-suga-hopes-for-forward-looking-ties-in-letter-to-south-koreas-moon-idUKKCN26C0V4 

Dapatkan update berita pilihan dan breaking news setiap hari dari Kompas.com. Mari bergabung di Grup Telegram "Kompas.com News Update", caranya klik link https://t.me/kompascomupdate, kemudian join. Anda harus install aplikasi Telegram terlebih dulu di ponsel.

Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+


Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Recommendation
Comment wisely and responsibly. Comments are entirely the responsibility of the commentator as regulated in the ITE Law
Report
Thank You! We have received your report. We will remove comments that conflict with the Community Guidelines and the ITE Law.

More Headlines

Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Close Ads
Oke
Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+