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13427
Tue, 07/22/2008 - 23:43
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Japan, S. Korea FMs had 'short but meaningful' exchange on islet row
SINGAPORE, July 22 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan on Tuesday had an ''extremely short but very meaningful exchange of views'' including on a dispute over South Korean-held islets in the Sea of Japan, Komura said.
Komura, who was seated next to Yu during an annual ministerial meeting between ASEAN and key dialogue partners in Singapore, refused to provide details about their discussions.
No official bilateral talks between the two ministers have been set on the sidelines as Seoul remains outraged over Japan's decision last week to include a claim to sovereignty over the islets for the first time in a teaching guideline.
The disputed islets, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, have been a longstanding thorn in the bilateral relationship.
Komura, who was seated next to Yu during an annual ministerial meeting between ASEAN and key dialogue partners in Singapore, refused to provide details about their discussions.
No official bilateral talks between the two ministers have been set on the sidelines as Seoul remains outraged over Japan's decision last week to include a claim to sovereignty over the islets for the first time in a teaching guideline.
The disputed islets, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, have been a longstanding thorn in the bilateral relationship.
