President Lee Jae Myung, right, holds a meeting with Ryota Takeda, chair of the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' union, at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Friday. Yonhap
President Lee Jae Myung met with a Japanese lawmaker who heads a bilateral lawmakers' union Friday and emphasized the importance of strengthening ties between the two countries amid international uncertainties.
Lee held a meeting with Ryota Takeda, chair of the South Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' union, a bipartisan lawmakers' group promoting bilateral ties, at Cheong Wa Dae.
"International relations are becoming increasingly complex," Lee said during the meeting, adding, "At times like this, significantly improving South Korea-Japan relations would be beneficial to both countries."
The president said he hopes the two countries will greatly improve their ties and become "ever closer" neighbors.
