Monday, December 23, 2024
30 C
Brunei Town

Japan, Korea leaders visit A-bomb memorial

HIROSHIMA (AP) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol prayed together on Sunday at a memorial for Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit, as the two leaders continued efforts to mend ties repeatedly hurt by disputes stemming from Japan’s wartime brutality.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida lay flowers at the Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb near the Peace Park Memorial in Hiroshima, Japan. PHOTO: AP

Yoon is in Hiroshima with leaders from seven other guest nations and G7 countries for “outreach” sessions on Sunday, the last day of the three-day summit.

spot_img

Latest

spot_img