S. Korea, Japan deny reports of official talks

SEOUL: South Korean and Japanese officials on Wednesday denied reports that the two countries, whose relations are at their lowest ebb for years, are considering high-level talks at a regional forum next month.

In an unsourced report, Japan’s influential Nikkei daily said Tokyo wanted to set up talks between the neighbors’ foreign ministers to discuss “contentious issues” at the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Myan–mar in early August.