SEOUL: South Korean and Japanese officials held their first talks Wednesday since their leaders agreed to seek a speedy resolution in a long-running dispute over Korean women forced into wartime sexual slavery.

The “comfort women” issue topped the agenda at last week’s summit in Seoul between South Korean President Park Geun-Hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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