Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit South Korea later this week for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol, the presidential office said Tuesday, as Kishida is preparing to leave office with a legacy of improving long-frayed relations with Seoul, APA reports citing Yonhap News Agency.
After arriving Friday for a two-day visit, Kishida will hold talks with Yoon, where the two leaders will look back on the achievement of cooperation between the two countries and discuss ways to further move bilateral, regional and international cooperation forward, Yoon's office said.
It will be Kishida's 12th summit with Yoon in just about two years. It will also be their last summit as Kishida has announced a decision to give up on reelection as prime minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party after three years on the job.