"We should open a new horizon by inheriting Japan-South Korea relations and future-oriented cooperation" = President Yoon Seok-you of South Korea

South Korea's President Yoon Seok-you said on the 11th, "Kim Dae-Jung, whose Japan-South Korea relations have presented future-oriented cooperation, has inherited the Keizo Obuchi Declaration and has a new friendship and cooperation between the two countries. I hope to open up a new horizon."

President Yoon Seok-you welcomed the Japanese parliamentarians who paid a courtesy visit to the Oval Office in Yongsan, Seoul this afternoon.

President Yoon Seok-you said, "Despite the difficulty of Japan-Korea relations, the main personnel of the Japan-Korea Parliamentary Union, including Chairman Fukushiro Nukaga, will come and help improve the relations between the two countries. The two countries are their closest neighbors and important cooperating partners who share liberal democratic values and a market economy."

He continued, "This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan-Korea Parliamentary Union. There were times when the relationship between the two countries was difficult, but each time the Japan-Korea Parliamentary Union and the Parliamentary Friendship Association played an important role." he said. "I ask for your active support at the Japanese parliamentary level so that Japan-Korea relations can continue to develop safely."