South Korea, Japan foreign ministers to meet amid political turmoil in Seoul


FILE PHOTO: South Korea's foreign minister Cho Tae-yul waves as he leaves on the second day of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan will hold talks in the South Korean capital on Monday, as the key U.S. allies seek to underscore improved ties and shared security concerns amid the worst political crisis in decades in Seoul.

The meeting between South Korea's Cho Tae-yul and Japan's Takeshi Iwaya marks the first of its kind between the countries since President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law last month, a move that stunned South Koreans.

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