South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are due to meet Tuesday at a bilateral summit touted by Seoul as an important step to strengthen trust and friendship between the two countries.
According to the South Korean presidential office, the meeting will take place in Andong, Lee Jae Myung's hometown. The summit will be a state visit with an official dinner and traditional cultural performances designed to highlight the historical and cultural ties between the two nations.
This meeting comes a few months after their first encounter, held in January in Sanae Takaichi's hometown in Japan. The two leaders have since sought to strengthen their cooperation in a regional context marked by escalating security tensions in East Asia.
Relations between South Korea and Japan have long been complicated by historical disputes stemming from the Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula before and during World War II. Despite these grievances, both governments are striving to strengthen their strategic partnership.
Seoul believes this summit could help deepen political, economic and security exchanges between the two neighbors, as the region faces common challenges, including North Korean threats and growing geopolitical rivalries.
The discussions between Lee Jae Myung and Sanae Takaichi are also expected to cover economic and technological cooperation, as well as ways to further stabilize bilateral relations after several years of diplomatic tensions.
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