The meeting is scheduled to take place on December 16 in Tokyo. Minister Kajiyama said this was an opportunity to exchange views.
“We plan to exchange views on export controls between the two sides and their implementation. It is certain that the Korean side will make arguments and requests, but we will make a decision later, ”said Minister Kajiyama. He also stressed that a single session could not provide a quick solution to the current stress.
Japanese officials cited security reasons five months ago to tighten controls on the export of three chemicals used in manufacturing technology goods (which they assess could be used for military purposes) to South Korea. The Seoul government criticized this as a response to the Supreme Court demanding that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal (NSSM) and Mitsubishi pay compensation to victims of forced labor in factories during World War II.
South Korea once threatened to retaliate by withdrawing from the Military Information Security Agreement (GSOMIA - a document that facilitates US-Japan-Korea trilateral intelligence gathering) but later announced its temporary postponement. perform. The two Northeast Asian countries last November agreed to hold an official dialogue, lighting up hope of reconciliation.
