Yoon and Kishida to continue discussions on pending issues


  • World
  • Sunday, 13 Nov 2022

Japans Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks as South Koreas President Yoon Suk-yeol and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang listen at the 25th ASEAN plus Three APT Summit during the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh Cambodia November 12 2022. REUTERSCindy Liu

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks as South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang listen at the 25th ASEAN plus Three (APT) Summit during the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed on Sunday to continue discussions for a prompt resolution of pending issues, Yoon's office said, as they seek to improve relations dogged by historical disputes.

Yoon and Kishida met in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on the sidelines of the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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