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Song Young-gil to visit Japan for meetings with political figures
South Korean lawmaker Song Young-gil will visit Japan for three days from Oct.
31.
He is also a special adviser to South Korea’s president on peace diplomacy.
He is due to meet former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and other Japanese political figures, including former cabinet members and lawmakers.
The visit was arranged at the invitation of the 2·8 Korea-Japan Future Association.
Song’s office says the meetings aim to strengthen cooperation networks between the two countries and improve communication with Korean residents in Japan.
The association was formed to carry forward the legacy of a 1919 independence movement by Korean students in Tokyo and promote friendship between Japan and South Korea.
The meetings are scheduled during Song’s three-day visit, but no further outcomes are stated.
Song Young-gil will visit Japan for a two-night, three-day trip starting October 31.
He is scheduled to meet former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and other political figures.
The visit was arranged at the invitation of the 2·8 Korea-Japan Future Association.
Song’s office said the meetings aim to strengthen cooperation between South Korea and Japan and communication with the Korean community in Japan.
- Who
- Song Young-gil, a lawmaker with the Democratic Party of Korea and a special presidential adviser for peace diplomacy.
- What
- He will visit Japan and meet political figures, including former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
- When
- From October 31, for two nights and three days.
- Where
- Japan.
- Why
- The visit is at the invitation of the 2·8 Korea-Japan Future Association. Song’s office said it aims to strengthen cooperation networks and communication with the Korean community in Japan.
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Yonhap reported that Song Young-gil would visit Japan starting the following day.
Song Young-gil is scheduled to begin his two-night, three-day visit to Japan.
- Visit dates
- Starting October 31; two nights and three days
- Host organization
- 2·8 Korea-Japan Future Association
- Scheduled meeting
- Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
- Other scheduled meetings
- Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura, lawmaker Taro Kono, Akihisa Nagashima and Tetsuro Fukuyama
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What people are saying
This visit to Japan will be a meaningful occasion to further strengthen the cooperation network between South Korea and Japan through meetings with various political and social figures in Japan, and to strengthen communication with the Korean community in Japan.