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Thu, 10/06/2011 - 12:47
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S. Korea, Japan to hold summit in Seoul next week: visiting minister
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda plans to visit South Korea next week to hold summit talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Japan's foreign minister said Thursday.
Noda, who took office last month, will make the two-day visit to Seoul from Oct. 18, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba told reporters after talks in Seoul with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan.
The bilateral summit between Lee and Noda is slated for Oct. 19, he said.
Kim and Gemba confirmed the schedule of the planned visit by Noda to Seoul during the talks, Gemba said.
"The two leaders will discuss a wide range of matters of mutual concern during the planned meeting later this month," Gemba said.
kdh@yna.co.kr
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Noda, who took office last month, will make the two-day visit to Seoul from Oct. 18, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba told reporters after talks in Seoul with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan.
The bilateral summit between Lee and Noda is slated for Oct. 19, he said.
Kim and Gemba confirmed the schedule of the planned visit by Noda to Seoul during the talks, Gemba said.
"The two leaders will discuss a wide range of matters of mutual concern during the planned meeting later this month," Gemba said.
kdh@yna.co.kr
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