Visit to Japan of Mr. Hong Soon Young, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea

August 31, 1998

  1. Mr. Hong Soon Young, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, will visit Japan on September 3 (Thu.) and 4 (Fri.) to hold a meeting with Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs.

  2. The two governments arranged this coming visit to Japan of Mr. Hong following a telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of Japan and the R.O.K. on August 10.

  3. The Government of Japan expects that Mr. Koumura and Mr. Hong will exchange views on a wide range of issues including bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, bearing in mind the forthcoming visit to Japan by President Kim Dae Jung. It hopes that this visit will help to establish a close relationship of mutual trust between the two ministers.
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