1. Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki of Japan will visit the Republic of Korea on December 29 for a consultation with First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yong.
* The consultation between the two Vice Ministers will take place at 14:30, December 29.

2. In their consultation, the two Vice Ministers will exchange views on matters of mutual concern, including the ROK-Japan relations and the situation in Northeast Asia.

                    Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations of MOFA

* unofficial translation