Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye have indirectly sent each other messages expressing hope for repairing strained bilateral relations this year, a Japanese lawmaker said Thursday.
A visiting South Korean parliamentary delegation, led by Suh Chung-won, conveyed the message from Park to Abe, lawmaker Fukushiro Nukaga told reporters after attending their meeting. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Park's message read that South Korea wants to mark a new beginning in its relations with Japan and will try to improve them, according to Nukaga.