Korea-Japan Summit Talk Today

President Kim Dae-Jung and Japan`s Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro have a summit talk in the morning to discuss about the cooperation of the two countries for a successful Word Cup and the implementation of 7 agreements in October last year and the organizing measures for the Free Trade Agreement between the two nations.

The two leaders will visit a symbolic place for the World Cup together after the summit.

Japan`s Prime Minister Koizumi arrived at Seoul Airport in Seungnam yesterday afternoon and visited the National Cemetery in Dongjak-dong and the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts. Mr. Koizumi will depart from Korea tomorrow.

Chol-Hi Lee klimt@donga.com