Japan, South Korea leaders say ties should not be left in difficult state: South Korea
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon shared the view that the neighbours’ relations should not be left in their current difficult state, South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.