South Korea will not meet Japan on the sidelines of a regional security forum because of Tokyo's renewed claim over a series of disputed islets between the nations, an official said Thursday.
Japan had offered to hold a bilateral meeting of foreign ministers at the ASEAN Regional Forum in Singapore next week, but South Korea has refused, said a South Korean Foreign Ministry official.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity citing ministry policy, said the decision was taken after Japan said this week that a government teaching manual would refer to Japan's right to the territory.
South Korea and Japan have long been at odds over …
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