REUTERS-South Korea's finance ministry on Friday expressed regrets that talks on
a new currency swap agreement with Japan had been suspended by Tokyo due to
political reasons.
Japan's chief government spokesman earlier said that it has suspended the
talks due to South Korea's decision to keep a monument to victims of Japan's
wartime sexual slavery near the Japanese consulate in Busan.
In a statement stating the South Korean government's stance, the finance
ministry said economic and financial cooperation between the two nations should
continue to take place regardless of political and diplomatic relations. The
two nations had agreed last August to start talks on a new currency swap to
bolster defenses against global uncertainties.
REUTERS
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