▲ Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho (Yonhap)

unification minister-Japan visit

Unification minister visits Japan for meetings with senior officials on unification, N.K.

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho will travel to Japan on Wednesday for a three-day visit that will include meetings with senior officials to discuss policies related to inter-Korean unification and North Korea, his ministry said.

Kim's visit to Tokyo through Friday aims to strengthen South Korea-Japan cooperation on unification between the two Koreas and North Korea policy under the Shigeru Ishiba administration, according to the ministry.

During the visit, Kim plans to hold meetings with Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi and Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, a ministry official said.

He also intends to brief the association of foreign correspondents in Japan on South Korea's policies on unification and attend a local forum.

The ministry said the minister expects his visit to Japan to strengthen Seoul-Tokyo cooperation on issues, including efforts to repatriate abductees held in North Korea.

The ministry also said the latest visit is expected to elevate the bilateral partnership to a higher level as the two countries mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations this year.

Including this visit, the ministry plans to pursue more high-level consultations with major countries regarding its unification and North Korea policies, the ministry noted.

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