Seoul: South Korea and Japan held high-level economic talks in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss cooperation in supply chains and advanced technologies, the presidential office said. Song Ki-ho, presidential secretary for economic security, and Takeshi Soda, Cabinet councilor of Japan's National Security Secretariat, led their respective delegations at the fourth Korea-Japan Economic Security Dialogue.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the two sides exchanged opinions on a wide range of economic security issues and discussed ways to collaborate on supply chain resilience and cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology. The latest dialogue follows an agreement between President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to strengthen communication in economic security during their summit in Tokyo last month.

The two nations will hold the next round of talks next year, it was noted.