S. Korean, Japanese leaders to hold summit this month

S. Korean, Japanese leaders to hold summit this month

Japan's new prime minister Yoshihiko Noda will visit South Korea later this month for summit talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, the Japanese foreign minister said Thursday in Seoul.

Noda will travel to Seoul on Oct. 18 for a two-day trip, his first Seoul visit since taking office last month, Japanese foreign minister Koichiro Gemba told reporters after talks with his South Korean counterpart Kim Sung-hwan.

In their first meeting last month in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, the two leaders agreed to further their joint efforts on the issues of mutual concern.

Lee and Noda are expected to discuss signing a two-way free trade agreement and the return of Korean loyal documents looted under Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, according to local media reports.

Editor: Chen Zhi

English.news.cn   2011-10-06 19:23:29 FeedbackPrintRSS
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Xinhua)