The Thai-English newspaper Bangkok Post posted a written interview with Munjain, the Korean president who will visit Thailand from September 1st. Among them, Mr. Wen also touched on Japan-Korea relations, where conflicts deepened, and asked the Southeast Asian Nations Association (ASEAN), which is a member of 10 countries including Thailand, to cooperate in solving the problem.
Mr. Wen said he was worried that Japan had taken unfair economic retaliation against Korea in connection with historical issues, with the intention of strengthening Japan's export restrictions against Korea. They criticized it as having a negative impact on the global economy.
On top of that, the Korean government claims that it is trying to solve this problem diplomatically through dialogue. Economic cooperation must be maintained separately from historical issues, and "If Japan comes to the place of dialogue and cooperation, we will be happy to cooperate."
Furthermore, ASEAN, which has a close relationship with both Japan and Korea, called for cooperation to “join forces” so that Japan can enter the path of dialogue and diplomatic discussions.
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