A senior South Korean official anticipates that leaders of South Korea and Japan may issue a joint statement incorporating future-oriented commitments when the two countries commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations next year.The statement is likely to include "future-oriented commitments and hopes to overcome the past," the presidential office official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Kyodo News and other foreign media in an interview earlier this week, adding that more comprehensive bilateral cooperation would likely be stipulated.The official …READ FULL ARTICLE
