1. Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun will visit Japan on October 24 and 25 for a meeting with Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeo Akiba on October 25.

2. Vice Minister Cho's visit to Japan will mark his first since his inauguration. In the forthcoming meeting, the two sides will discuss matters of mutual interest, including issues between the Republic of Korea and Japan as well as the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

* unofficial translation