Jeju: South Korean and Japanese committees involved in public-private cooperation between the two countries held a joint annual meeting on Jeju Island on Saturday, bringing together public and private sector representatives to discuss the deepening of bilateral cooperation.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the 58th joint meeting of the Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee and the Japan-Korea Cooperation Committee was attended by several notable figures. Among them were Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and head of the Japanese committee; Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima; Jeju Gov. Oh Young-hun; former Seoul Foreign Minister Park Jin; and Lee Dae-soon, chairman of the Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee.
In his address, Kim Ki-byung, head of the Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee board, highlighted the significance of hosting the annual meeting in Jeju, referring to the island as a "global tourist city representing Korea." President Lee Jae Myung delivered a congratulatory message, noting that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Seoul and Tokyo. The message, delivered by First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo, emphasized the maturity and solidity of Korea-Japan relations and called for a "more practical and future-oriented partnership."
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also sent a congratulatory letter, acknowledging the committees' role as a driving force for exchanges across various private-sector fields. She expressed her wishes for the committees' continued development and further progress in bilateral ties.