Japan and South Korea reached several important agreements on bilateral relations.

A Japanese Foreign Ministry official stated that this is an important new step in the history of relations between the two countries.

On the evening of June 21st, during talks held in Tokyo, Japan, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, who was visiting Japan, agreed to cooperate with each other, particularly with South Korea's guarantee, regarding Japan's application for World Heritage status of the complex of 23 sites from the Meiji Industrial Revolution (also known as the Meiji Restoration 1886-1889).

In addition, the two sides also agreed that the heads of state of the two countries will respectively attend the 50th anniversary celebration of the normalization of diplomatic relations, which will be held in Tokyo and Seoul tomorrow, June 23rd.

The two foreign ministers also agreed to conduct reciprocal visits and hold talks on the sidelines of international conferences. Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida will visit South Korea, and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will adjust the schedule for this visit in 2015. They also hoped for more open understanding regarding the issue of sexual slavery during World War II.

A Japanese Foreign Ministry official stated that this is an important new step in the history of relations between the two countries.

According to the Japanese government, these developments could open up opportunities for a Japan-South Korea summit in the near future.

With these positive developments, this morning (June 22), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a press conference, said that he wanted to congratulate the people of Japan and South Korea on the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

This is the first visit by a South Korean foreign minister to Japan in four years.

According to VOV.VN