Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to meet with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the margins of a summit in Laos on Thursday as the two sides look to deepen ties, Yoon’s office said.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba were scheduled to hold their first summit on Thursday in Laos, Yoon's office said, as the neighbours seek to deepen security and economic ties.

President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held their first summit Thursday on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings in Laos. The meeting comes just nine days after Ishiba took over as Japan's leader at a time when relations between Seoul and