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South Korea's Lee Calls Japan Indispensable Partner Before Visit
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Japan is an 'indispensable partner' for economic growth in a speech commemorating the end of Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, signaling a departure from his previous hawkish rhetoric as he prepares to visit Tokyo this month.
'Japan is our neighbor across the sea as well as an indispensable partner in our economic development,' Lee said at a ceremony on Friday to mark the 80th anniversary of liberation. 'We will seek forward-looking, mutually beneficial cooperation with Japan while holding frequent meetings and frank dialogue through shuttle diplomacy.'
