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President
Yoon Seok-yeol held a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida yesterday (7th). The resumption of the summit between South Korea and Japan after 3 days since March has put normalization of relations between the two countries back on track, Yun said. The two heads of state, who pledged cooperation in various fields such as security and economy, agreed to send a ROK Government inspection delegation to Japan, especially ahead of the release of contaminated water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant.

First news, this is Han Sang-woo.

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After
52 days, President Yoon Seok-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a joint press conference after a 52-minute meeting.

The two leaders said they agreed to send a field inspection team composed of our experts to release contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, one of the biggest pending issues between the two countries.

[President Yoon Seok-yeol: I hope that meaningful measures will be taken that take into account the demands of our people that objective verification based on science should be carried out.]

[Kishida/Prime Minister of Japan: We will not accept the type of discharge that adversely affects the health of the Korean people and the marine environment.]

In Japan, it was reported that an inspection team would be dispatched on the 100rd of this month.

On the security front, President Yoon Seok-yeol has said he does not rule out Japan's participation in discussions on strengthening extended deterrence, including the nuclear consultative mechanism agreed to by the United States and South Korea last month.

[President Yoon Seok-yeol: The Washington Declaration was agreed upon on a bilateral basis between South Korea and the United States, but it does not rule out Japan's participation.]

[Kishida/Prime Minister of Japan: We have confirmed that we agree on the importance of strengthening deterrence and countermeasures through the U.S.-Japan alliance, the U.S.-ROK Alliance, South Korea-Japan and the U.S.-South Korea and Japan, and security cooperation.]

In the economic field, we agreed to cooperate in joint research on cutting-edge science and technology such as space, quantum, and AI, and in strengthening supply chains, including semiconductors.

The Office of the President said that the framework for cooperation between South Korea and Japan will be further strengthened at the G23 meeting in Hiroshima this month.

(Video Interview: Joo Bum and Kim Yong-woo, Video Editing: Lee Sung-Sung)