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The 24th Consular Consultation between Japan and the Republic of Korea
January 15, 2025
On January 15th, the 24th Consular Consultation between Japan and the Republic of Korea was held in Seoul. It was attended on the Japanese side by officials headed by Mr. IWAMOTO Keiichi, Director-General, the Consular Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and on the ROK side by officials headed by Mr. Yoon Chusok, Director General, Consular Affairs and Safety Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.
- During the Consultation, both sides exchanged views on matters of mutual interests in the consular field, including the perspective of further promoting people-to-people exchanges in the two countries, based on the fact that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of the Japan-ROK relations.
- Both sides welcomed the signing of the "Memorandum between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea on Cooperation of Protecting Japanese and Korean Nationals in Third Countries" in September 2024 and confirmed that they will continue the necessary cooperation on the basis of the Memorandum. Both sides also concurred that they will continue to cooperate closely with the aim of improving consular services for and protection of their nationals.
- The next consultation will be held in Tokyo and will be scheduled through diplomatic channels.