Japanese, S Korean finance ministers talk on Pyongyang, economic recovery

TOKYO, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Japanese and South Korean finance ministers met in Tokyo Saturday on Pyongyang's recent nuclear tests as well as economic recovery prospects.

Japanese finance minister Kaoru Yosano and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Jeung Hyun agreed that the two countries will continue to work closely to address Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, Yosano said.

The finance ministers also shared the same view that the two countries' economies have recently been "brightening slightly," Yosano told reporters after attending a one-day finance meeting in Tokyo.

The two did not discuss issues regarding whether Japan and South Korea would work together to impose economic and financial sanctions on Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yosano said.

Japan and South Korea agreed in 2005 to hold a finance ministerial meeting every year.

The first meeting was held in 2006 in Tokyo and the second in 2007 near Seoul.

Source: xinhuanet.com