First-ever regular dialogue between South Korea and Japan at deputy ministerial level in agriculture...Commitment to expand cooperation

Published 2025년 11월 27일

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(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yoon-gu = The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that Vice Minister Kang Hyeong-seok met with Watanabe Yoichi, Senior Adviser of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in Seoul on the 27th, to discuss current agricultural issues between the two countries.

This meeting was held following an agreement made by Song Mi-ryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Shinjiro Koizumi, former Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, to establish a high-level regular dialogue channel during the 8th trilateral agricultural ministers' meeting of South Korea, China, and Japan in August.

The two countries agreed on common tasks, shared information on agricultural technology cooperation and food security policy status, exchanged opinions on problem-solving measures, and signed a memorandum of understanding to continue regular dialogues.

Vice Minister Kang said, "South Korea and Japan share similar agricultural structures and tasks, and through practical cooperation, we can increase mutual competitiveness and sustainability," and expressed hope that this meeting will be the starting point for expanding agricultural cooperation between the two countries.

ykim@yna.co.kr

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(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yoon-gu = The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that Vice Minister Kang Hyeong-seok met with Watanabe Yoichi, Senior Adviser of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, during the first regular dialogue between South Korea and Japan at the deputy ministerial level held in Seoul on the 27th, to discuss current agricultural issues between the two countries. This meeting was held following an agreement reached by Minister Song Mi-ryeong of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Shinjiro Koizumi, then Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, to create a high-level regular dialogue channel during the 8th trilateral agricultural ministers' meeting of South Korea, China, and Japan held last August. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding after sharing information on agricultural technology cooperation, which they agreed upon as a common task, and on the current status ...
Source: Yna

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