Japan and South Korea agree to cooperate in dealing with neighboring North Korea. Despite the currently worsening relationship, both countries decide to put aside their dissimilar beliefs to handle a more concerning matter.
Earlier, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and South Korean PM Lee Nak-yon discussed the motion in Tokyo. The meeting resulted in an agreement to watch over North. But, Abe urged the South to promise to fix the relationship.
“Our two nations are important neighbors to each other. Keeping in contact over North Korea, bilateral relations and our ties with the United States is quite important. Relations are currently in quite a severe state but should not be left that way. If South Korea can keep bilateral promises, that could be a chance to return to a healthy relationship,” Abe said.
Accordingly, PM Abe was referring to the 1965 treaty pertaining to the establishment of basic diplomatic relations with South Korea. That said, Japan was indirectly signifying the recovery of the bilateral relationship jeopardized by the ongoing trade war.
On the same occasion, PM Lee also delivered a personal letter to PM Abe from President Moon Jae-in. Regarding the bilateral issues, PM Abe and President Moon will further discuss it at the upcoming APEC meeting in Chile.
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North Korea Demanded the US to Withdraw Its Troops in Japan and South
Recently, North Korea demanded the US to withdraw its troops in Japan and South Korea. The DPRK accused Washington of being hostile by placing its troops in the two countries.
Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un expressed that he will wait ‘patiently’ for US’ troops withdrawal until the end of the year. Kim Jong Un wished for a ‘wise’ move from US President Donald Trump.
“Contrary to the political judgment and intention of President Trump, Washington political circles and DPRK policymakers of the US administration are hostile to the DPRK for no reason, preoccupied with the Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice. We want to see how wisely the US will pass the end of the year,” Foreign Ministry advisor Kim Kye Gwan stated, representing the will of Kim Jong Un.
In short, Kim Jong Un’s disappointment pertinent to US troops in Japan and South Korea has been existing for quite some time. That said, Pyongyang threatens that it will keep developing its nuclear arms and launching ballistic tests if Washington keep garrisoning its troops in neighboring Japan and South.
