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Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talks
December 11, 2024
On December 11, commencing at 7:20 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, (Japan Time), Mr. Iwaya Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, spoke over the phone with H.E. Cho Tae-yul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The summary of the telephone talks is as follows.
- Minister Cho explained the recent situation of the ROK. Both Ministers concurred that in light of the current strategic environment, the importance of Japan-ROK relations remains unchanged, and decided to continue close communication between the two governments.
- Both Ministers reconfirmed the importance of securing close coordination among Japan, the ROK and the US, bilaterally and trilaterally, on North Korea, despite complicating situations.