TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Japan and South Korea have agreed to hold talks on export controls next month, Japan's Trade Ministry said on Friday.
The director general-level dialogue between Yoichi Iida, director general of the ministry's trade control department, and his South Korean counterpart Lee Ho-hyun, will be held on March 10 in Seoul.
The officials are expected to discuss Japan's tighter export screening on some high-tech materials, as well as South Korea's trade controls.
According to Japan's Trade Ministry, Tokyo wants to consult with Seoul about its progress on the trade control system and related legislation.
The two sides previously met last December for the first time in three-and-a-half years, as both sides look to address a bitter diplomatic row stemming from a wartime labor dispute spilling over into trade and security areas.
