한일, 오늘 국장급 협의…강제징용 판결 등 논의

Senior diplomats from South Korea and Japan met in Seoul this afternoon,... to discuss issues that are negatively affecting their relations... following up on a meeting in Tokyo last month.
Director-General for Northeast Asian Affairs, Kim Yong-kil... will discuss the issues with his Japanese counterpart, Kenji Kanasugi .
They are expected to talk about South Korea's court rulings that ordered Japanese companies to compensate Koreans for their unpaid labor during World War Two.
The meeting comes amid reports that Japan is considering raising tariffs on South Korean imports,... and bringing the case to the International Court of Justice,.... after Seoul didn't respond to demands for an inter-governmental discussion on the matter.