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Seoul voices displeasure over Koizumi's Yasukuni visit

SEOUL, Japan - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi shake hands in Seoul on Jan. 15 prior to their talks. Choi expressed displeasure over Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit on Jan. 14 to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.

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Kawaguchi, Choi meet in Seoul to discuss N. Korea issues

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) talks with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong in Seoul on Nov. 11 to discuss the two countries' policies regarding North Korea.

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Kelly visits Seoul on his way to Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea - James Kelly (L), the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Oct. 2 prior to their talks. Kelly visited Seoul earlier in the day before flying to Pyongyang on Oct. 3 as President George W. Bush's special envoy.

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Japan to table inter-Korea dialogue at Pyongyang summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong shake hands Sept. 15 in New York prior to their talks. The 30-minute meeting was held on the sidelines of the annual session of the U.N. General Assembly.

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Kawaguchi meets with Choi in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and her South Korean counterpart Choi Sung Hong shake hands at the start of their talks in Johannesburg on Sept. 3.

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S. Korea, China agree to hold security talks regularly

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan (L) and South Korean Foreign Minister Choi Sung Hong shake hands at Choi's official residence in Seoul on Aug. 2 prior to their meeting. They agreed to hold bilateral security talks on a regular basis.

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Foreign Minister Kawaguchi talks with S. Korean President Kim

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) talks with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) at the Blue House in Seoul on July 13. Earlier in the day, Kawaguchi also met with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong.

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Japanese, S. Korean foreign ministers meet in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi shake hands at Choi's official residence in Seoul on July 13 prior to their meeting. Kawaguchi arrived in South Korea on July 12 to meet with Choi and President Kim Dae Jung.

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S. Korea summons ambassador over Koizumi's Yasukuni visit

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong (R) summons Japanese Ambassador Terusuke Terada (L) on April 22 to deliver his government's protest over Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's surprise visit to Yasukuni Shrine the previous day.

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Choi meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong (R) is greeted by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at his official residence in Tokyo on March 8.

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Kawaguchi, Choi meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi shake hands before they begin talks in Tokyo on March 8.

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Choi named new S. Korean foreign minister

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Choi Sung Hong (file photo) was named new foreign affairs and trade minister Feb. 4 by President Kim Dae Jung. Choi replaced Han Seung Soo in a follow-up move to a sweeping cabinet reshuffle last week.

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S. Korea to step up diplomatic pressure over Yasukuni

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador Terusuke Terada (L) and Vice Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong are surrounded by reporters at the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul on Aug. 14. Choi summoned Terada to protest Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine the previous day.

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Choi meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong (R) is greeted by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at his official residence in Tokyo on March 8.

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Kawaguchi, Choi meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi shake hands before they begin talks in Tokyo on March 8.

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Seoul voices displeasure over Koizumi's Yasukuni visit

SEOUL, Japan - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi shake hands in Seoul on Jan. 15 prior to their talks. Choi expressed displeasure over Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit on Jan. 14 to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Kelly visits Seoul on his way to Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea - James Kelly (L), the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Oct. 2 prior to their talks. Kelly visited Seoul earlier in the day before flying to Pyongyang on Oct. 3 as President George W. Bush's special envoy. (Kyodo)

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Choi named new S. Korean foreign minister

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Choi Sung Hong (file photo) was named new foreign affairs and trade minister Feb. 4 by President Kim Dae Jung. Choi replaced Han Seung Soo in a follow-up move to a sweeping cabinet reshuffle last week.

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Ex-S. Korean foreign minister had surgeries in Kochi, returns to country

Undated photo shows former South Korean Foreign Minister Choi Sung Hong. Choi returned to his country in stable condition on Aug. 3, 2017, after falling into critical condition due to intracerebral hemorrhage and undergoing surgeries in the western Japan prefecture of Kochi while traveling in early July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kawaguchi, Choi meet in Seoul to discuss N. Korea issues

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) talks with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong in Seoul on Nov. 11 to discuss the two countries' policies regarding North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Japan to table inter-Korea dialogue at Pyongyang summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong shake hands Sept. 15 in New York prior to their talks. The 30-minute meeting was held on the sidelines of the annual session of the U.N. General Assembly. (Kyodo)

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Kawaguchi meets with Choi in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and her South Korean counterpart Choi Sung Hong shake hands at the start of their talks in Johannesburg on Sept. 3. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea, China agree to hold security talks regularly

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan (L) and South Korean Foreign Minister Choi Sung Hong shake hands at Choi's official residence in Seoul on Aug. 2 prior to their meeting. They agreed to hold bilateral security talks on a regular basis. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea summons ambassador over Koizumi's Yasukuni visit

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong (R) summons Japanese Ambassador Terusuke Terada (L) on April 22 to deliver his government's protest over Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's surprise visit to Yasukuni Shrine the previous day.

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S. Korea to step up diplomatic pressure over Yasukuni

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador Terusuke Terada (L) and Vice Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Choi Sung Hong are surrounded by reporters at the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul on Aug. 14. Choi summoned Terada to protest Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine the previous day.