“Greater synergy when we cooperate and complement each other”
Seeking mutual cooperation in the economic field
The meeting of Korean and Japanese businessmen seeking ways to cooperate with each other was held face-to-face for the first time in four years. In the meantime, it has been open only non-face-to-face due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
The Korea-Japan Economic Association and the Japan-Korea Economic Association held the 55th Korea-Japan Business Conference under the theme of ‘A turbulent business environment, creating a new future together’ at Lotte Sogong-dong Hotel in Seoul on the 16th. About 240 businessmen from the two countries attended. They discussed how to continue the atmosphere of cooperation between Korea and Japan, which has recently started to pick up speed, such as the Korea-Japan summit meeting and the resumption of shuttle diplomacy for the first time in 12 years, in the business world.
Kim Yoon, chairman of the Korea-Japan Economic Association, emphasized, “The two countries are closely intertwined in supply chains and are valuable partners who need to complement each other and run to the world together. Economic cooperation between Korea and Japan is an inevitable choice for each other to become No. Mikio Sasaki, chairman of the Japan-Korea Economic Association, also responded, saying, “As the global situation surrounding the two countries becomes more serious, we need cooperation to overcome difficulties.” did.
On the Korean side, 164 people participated, including Chairman Kim, Son Kyung-shik, chairman of the Korea Employers Federation, Koo Ja-yeol, chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, and Ryu Jin, chairman of Poongsan Group. From the Japanese side, 75 people attended, including Chairman Sasaki, Japanese Ambassador to Korea Koichi Aiboshi, Mitsubishi Corporation Director Akitaka Saiki (former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs), and Aso Cement Chairman Yutaka Aso.
Source: Donga
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