South Korea has reaffirmed its bid to join the trans-Pacific trade pact during the summit talks between President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Lee's top security adviser said Wednesday.
National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac told reporters that relevant government departments were expected to discuss the matter to join the 12-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
During the Lee-Takaichi summit, South Korea and Japan also discussed Seoul's ban on seafood from eight Japanese prefectures imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Wi said.
With regard to South Korea's ban on seafood imports from Japan, Wi said, "There was an explanation from the Japanese side about food safety."
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