National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik will make an official visit to Japan from Dec. 4 to 7.
The Speaker's office said the visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and strategic partnership through top-level parliamentary exchanges, following the recently resumed summit shuttle diplomacy between the two nations.
During the trip, Speaker Woo will hold parliamentary summit talks with House of Representatives Speaker Mori Eisuke and House of Councillors President Sekiguchi Masakazu. The discussions will cover economic cooperation, peace on the Korean Peninsula, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
Specifically, Speaker Woo plans to congratulate the newly formed House of Representatives and seek cooperation, while promoting friendly exchanges with the House of Councillors leadership. He will also explore economic cooperation measures including supply chain collaboration and in-depth discussions on South Korea's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The Speaker will also urge Japan to play a constructive role in easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula and discuss ways to boost bilateral exchanges through active people-to-people interactions.
The delegation includes Democratic Party of Korea lawmakers Moon Jin-seok, Park Hee-seung, Jeon Jin-sook, and Kim Dong-ah, as well as People Power Party lawmaker Lee Sang-hwi, Chief of Staff Cho Oh-seop, Special Ambassador for Foreign Affairs Ko Kyung-seok, and International Affairs Bureau Director Koo Hyun-woo.