Seoul: South Korea and Japan are coordinating a visit by outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to a southern South Korean city next week for talks with President Lee Jae Myung, a Seoul official said Thursday.

“We are discussing with the Japanese side plans for Prime Minister Ishiba’s visit at the end of September,” the official said, adding that more details will be made public once finalised, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Ishiba is expected to make a two-day trip to the southern port city of Busan, starting Tuesday.

If confirmed, it will be a reciprocal visit after Lee’s stop in Japan last month before heading to the United States for summit talks with US President Donald Trump.

Since taking office in June, Lee has pledged to maintain the thaw in ties and work closely with To

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