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Korea, Japan hold 1st regular talks of vice agriculture ministers

Published: 27 Nov. 2025, 18:49

Vice Agriculture Minister Kang Hyoung-seok speaks during a ministry meeting at the government complex in Sejong on Aug. 1. [YONHAP]

Korea and Japan held the first-ever regular talks between vice agriculture ministers Thursday, agreeing to continue holding regular dialogue on cooperation in the sector, Seoul's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said.

Vice Agriculture Minister Kang Hyoung-seok met with Yoichi Watanabe, Japan's vice minister for international affairs at the agriculture ministry, in Seoul to discuss bilateral cooperation on related technologies and food security, according to Seoul's ministry said.

The vice ministerial talks were established after the two countries agreed to hold regular high-level dialogue between agriculture officials during the Korea-Japan-China agriculture ministers' meeting in August.

"Korea and Japan share similar agricultural structures and challenges," Kang said, noting the two countries can enhance their competitiveness in the sector through bilateral cooperation.

"I hope this meeting will serve as a starting point for broadening agricultural cooperation between the two countries," he added.

Yonhap