(LEAD) Lee calls for closer S. Korea-Japan supply chain cooperation at meeting with Japanese biz delegation

What happened: President Lee Jae Myung met a Japanese business delegation led by Yoshinobu Tsutsui of the Japan Business Federation at Cheong Wa Dae and called for closer South Korea-Japan cooperation on supply chains for advanced industries. Key numbers: Meeting held Friday, Oct. 23, in Seoul. Why it matters: Lee said public sentiment between the two countries has improved and urged expanded economic ties and people-to-people exchanges with a forward-looking approach. Tsutsui stressed the growing importance of cooperation among like-minded countries amid global economic uncertainty.

President Lee Jae Myung met a Japanese business delegation led by Yoshinobu Tsutsui of the Japan Business Federation at Cheong Wa Dae and called for closer South Korea-Japan cooperation on supply chains for advanced industries.

Lee said public sentiment between the two countries has improved and urged expanded economic ties and people-to-people exchanges with a forward-looking approach. Tsutsui stressed the growing importance of cooperation among like-minded countries amid global economic uncertainty.