日本与韩国领导人保证开启双边关系的“新时代”，在贸易与安全议题上密切合作。日本首相福田康夫和到访的韩国总统李明博星期一在东京会晤。他们同意展开工作层级的会谈，以重新启动陷入停顿的贸易谈判，并密切合作，以终止北韩核武计划。
韩国总统说，他希望与日本发展“面向未来”的双边关系，并保证对一些政界人士有关历史议题的评论避免“膝肘反应”(一触即发)。两位领导人同意保持合作，向北韩施加压力，要北韩彻底和正确地说明其核武计划。与此同时，韩国六方会谈首次谈判代表金塾对首尔一家电台说，北韩所说的一切都必须得到核实。
The leaders of Japan and South Korea promised “a new era” in bilateral relations, pledging to cooperate closely on trade and security issues. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and visiting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met Monday in Tokyo. They agreed to open working-level talks aimed at restarting stalled trade negotiations and to cooperate closely in efforts to end North Korea’s nuclear arms program.
The South Korean president says he wants “future-oriented” relations with Japan and promised to avoid “knee-jerk” (reflexive) reactions over the past. The two leaders agreed to maintain cooperation in pressing North Korea to make a complete and correct declaration of its nuclear weapons programs. Meanwhile, South Korea’s new chief delegate to multinational nuclear talks with North Korea Kim Sook told a Seoul-based radio station everything North Korea says will have to be verified.