TOKYO, April 14 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On March 18, the Japan-ROK Consultation on Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Seoul. The summary is as follows:

On March 18, Japan and the Republic of Korea held a consultation meeting on Latin America and the Caribbean in Seoul. The attendants from the Japanese side are officials headed by Mr. ISHIZE Motoyuki, Director-General, Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from the ROK side officials headed by Mr. Choi Jun Ho, Director-General, Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Both sides engaged in a wide-ranging exchange of views on the regional situation and on thei...