South Korea says regrettable that Japan's trade curbs have taken effect

Record ID: 1429115

  • Title: South Korea says regrettable that Japan's trade curbs have taken effect
  • Date: 28th August 2019
  • Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AUGUST 28, 2019) (REUTERS) SOUTH KOREA'S DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, KIM HYUN-CHONG, WALKING INTO NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SEATED AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREA'S DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, KIM HYUN-CHONG, SAYING: "Starting from today, Japan implemented a measure to exclude us from their white list. The government expresses strong regrets toward Japan's move." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREA'S DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, KIM HYUN-CHONG, SAYING: "Prime Minister Abe is treating us like an enemy, mentioning twice recently that we are an unreliable nation." KIM STANDING AT PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREA'S DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, KIM HYUN-CHONG, SAYING: "If Japan reverse its unjust measures, the termination of GSOMIA may go under review once more. I want to stress that the ball is in Japan's court." JOURNALISTS SEATED NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS
  • Embargoed: 11th September 2019 07:58
  • Keywords: South Korea Japan white list Blue House
  • Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  • City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  • Country: South Korea
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AU4RT53
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: South Korea's Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Hyun-chong said on Wednesday (August 28) that the government deeply regrets Japan's decision to scrap the fast-track export status for South Korea.
    South Korea would be willing to reconsider its decision to end the intelligence-sharing pact if Tokyo corrected its "unjust measures", Kim told a news conference.
    Japan dropped South Korea from a so-called "white list" of favoured trade partners this month, which could mean more paperwork and on-site inspections for some Japanese exporters and potentially slow supplies of a range of goods.
    The move, which took effect on Wednesday, prompted South Korea to drop Japan from its favoured trading list and scrap an intelligence-sharing agreement.
    (Production: Dogyun Kim, Minwoo Park)
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