South Korean delegation expresses desire to revitalize people-to-people exchanges with Japan, including tourism

South Korean delegation expresses desire to revitalize people-to-people exchanges with Japan, including tourism
Reg. Date	2022.04.25 15:46	Views	1444
Mr. Jeong speaking at the meeting on the 25th in Tokyo (Photo source: Yonhap News) A "policy consultation delegation" dispatched to Japan by South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol met with officials from the travel industry of both countries at the Korean Cultural Center on the 25th, expressing their intention to resume tourism exchanges and restore friendly relations. 　National Assembly Deputy Speaker Chung Jin-suk, who heads the delegation, stated at the meeting, "Mutual understanding and recognition between the people of both countries are the foundation and basic strength for improving bilateral relations," and conveyed that "President-elect Yoon has a special interest in the resumption and expansion of open exchanges between Korea and Japan." He also pointed out, "Before the COVID-19 pandemic, negative factors such as the Supreme Court ruling on forced labor and Japan's export restrictions emerged, deepening the emotional gap between the people of both countries and severely impacting the tourism industry." He added, "Restoring people-to-people exchanges is necessary not only to overcome the crisis in the travel industry but also to restore friendly relations between the two countries," and explained, "The Yoon administration is striving to quickly establish a systematic foundation for the restoration of travel as a symbol of the normalization of exchanges in the post-corona era with Japan, our closest neighbor." During their stay until the 28th, the policy consultation delegation plans to discuss the resumption of flights on the Gimpo-Haneda route, the application of quarantine exemption measures, and the restoration of visa exemption measures with the Japanese side. Attendees at the meeting included Lee Sang-ryeol, Director-General of the Asia and Pacific Affairs Bureau of the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kong Hyung-sik, President of the Korean Cultural Center, regional managers for Japan of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, and Takashi Iкеhata, Director and Secretary General of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA). Article source: ©yonhapnews *These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.*

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Mr. Jeong speaking at the meeting on the 25th in Tokyo (Photo source: Yonhap News)

A "policy consultation delegation" dispatched to Japan by South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol met with officials from the travel industry of both countries at the Korean Cultural Center on the 25th, expressing their intention to resume tourism exchanges and restore friendly relations.

　National Assembly Deputy Speaker Chung Jin-suk, who heads the delegation, stated at the meeting, "Mutual understanding and recognition between the people of both countries are the foundation and basic strength for improving bilateral relations," and conveyed that "President-elect Yoon has a special interest in the resumption and expansion of open exchanges between Korea and Japan."

He also pointed out, "Before the COVID-19 pandemic, negative factors such as the Supreme Court ruling on forced labor and Japan's export restrictions emerged, deepening the emotional gap between the people of both countries and severely impacting the tourism industry." He added, "Restoring people-to-people exchanges is necessary not only to overcome the crisis in the travel industry but also to restore friendly relations between the two countries," and explained, "The Yoon administration is striving to quickly establish a systematic foundation for the restoration of travel as a symbol of the normalization of exchanges in the post-corona era with Japan, our closest neighbor."

During their stay until the 28th, the policy consultation delegation plans to discuss the resumption of flights on the Gimpo-Haneda route, the application of quarantine exemption measures, and the restoration of visa exemption measures with the Japanese side.

Attendees at the meeting included Lee Sang-ryeol, Director-General of the Asia and Pacific Affairs Bureau of the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kong Hyung-sik, President of the Korean Cultural Center, regional managers for Japan of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, and Takashi Iкеhata, Director and Secretary General of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA).

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.

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