South Korea ’s Prime Minister Lee In-gyeong said on May 28 in a related ministerial meeting in response to the official removal of South Korea from the list of “Group A (White)”, a preferential country where the Japanese government can simplify export procedures. "I would like to continue to sincerely look forward to the dialogue toward the restoration of the relationship between Korea and Japan without further exacerbating the situation."
Lee criticized the official exclusion of South Korea, saying, “It is very unfortunate that Japan will continue to take unjust measures.” He also mentions "progressing the World Trade Organization (WTO) without delay in order to create unfair economic retaliatory measures", and also shows the idea of applying pressure to Japan by involving the international community in parallel with the request for dialogue. It was.
On the other hand, with a series of measures, the manufacturing of semiconductors that support the Korean economy has become fragile, depending on Japan. “A long-term view of the materials and components industry, regardless of the Japanese attitude. "We will develop it in the next three years," he said, and plans to promote domestic production of materials and parts by spending more than 5 trillion won (about 440 billion yen) over the next three years.
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The first minister of Korea ’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chose-yeon, called on Ambassador Nagahama, Ambassador to Korea, on the same day, and reported “strong regret and willingness to protest” regarding Korea ’s official exclusion. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea, Mr. Yang said, “This measure is not part of the re-examination of export control operations that the Japanese side claims, but is an obvious trade retaliation against the compulsory expropriation issue (which ordered Japanese companies to compensate). "It's a serious challenge that shakes the foundation of Korea-Japan cooperation." (Seoul = Takeda)
