President Lee Jae Myung stresses supply chain cooperation at meeting with Japanese delegation to Korea-Japan business summit

President Lee Jae Myung met with the Japanese delegation to the Korea-Japan business summit at the presidential office in Yongsan on the afternoon of the 23rd, emphasizing that supply chain cooperation between the two countries in high-tech industries is essential. The Japanese side at the meeting included Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui, as well as Sumitomo Chemical Chairman Keiichi Iwata and Hitachi Chairman Toshiaki Higashihara. Ryu Jin, chairman of the Korea Enterprises Federation and head of the Korean delegation, was also in attendance.

Chairman Tsutsui noted that exchanges between the two countries are deepening, with people-to-people exchanges surpassing 13 million last year to set a new record. He also pointed out that "at a time of turmoil in the international economic order, the importance of cooperation among countries with similar positions continues to grow."

He acknowledged that there have been difficult periods in Korea-Japan relations, but said that the business communities of both countries have continued to cooperate even in trying times and will continue to do so going forward.