Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke briefly Tuesday in Madrid, both governments said, in their first face-to-face encounter amid chilly ties over wartime issues.The conversation took place on the fringes of a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that the two leaders are attending, keeping hopes alive for a thaw in bilateral relations under Yoon, who became president in May with a pledge to take a "future-oriented" approach.Kishida told Yoon during a dinner hosted by King Felipe VI of Spain that he hopes the South Korean president …READ FULL ARTICLE
