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<anchor, President and Sister Yun and Prime Minister Kishida had a two-hour dinner together at the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul. Prime Minister Kishida will return to Japan today (2th) after meeting with political and business leaders in Korea.
Kim Ki-tae is a reporter.
After the joint press conference >
< reporters, President Yoon Seok-yeol and Prime Minister Kishida moved to the official residence in Hannam-dong East Sea had dinner together at 8:7 p.m.
The two leaders had a two-hour dinner together and enjoyed an informal fellowship, the president's office explained.
The dinner menu consisted of Korean dishes such as verse board, japchae, tangpyeongchae, and steamed Korean beef ribs, and for dinner, our cheongju, Gyeongju Law Wine, was prepared to reflect Prime Minister Kishida's preference for sake.
The decision to move the banquet venue to the official residence of Hannam-dong signifies the welcome of the presidential couple to the living space, and Prime Minister Kishida became the second foreign guest to be officially invited to the official residence after Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince bin Salman.
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The two leaders also exchanged pleasantries about the ceremony of the landing ceremony of the Jinguan Temple by Mrs. Kim Kun-hee and Mrs. Yuko and their ties to Hiroshima, Prime Minister Kishida's hometown, the presidential office added.
President and Sister Yun greeted Prime Minister Kishida and his wife at an official welcome ceremony prior to the summit at the entrance hall on the first floor of the government building.
The two leaders received state-level courtesy even though it was a working-level visit, such as a visit to the Land, Sea, and Air Honors Guard.
Prime Minister Kishida, who visited South Korea on a short two-day, one-night trip, will meet with opposition lawmakers from the Japan-Korea Parliamentary Alliance today.
Assemblyman Chung Jin-seok of the People's Power Party, chairman of the People's Power Committee, and Assemblyman Yoon Ho-jung of the Democratic Party, who is also the secretary chairman, are expected to attend.
Prime Minister Kishida then held a meeting with the heads of the six major economic organizations to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the private sectors of the two countries, before returning to Japan later today.
(Video Interview: Joo Bum Kim Yong-woo, Video Editing: Lee Jae-sung)