South Korea, Japan to mark 60 years of diplomatic normalization at reception event Monday

Marking 60 years of normalizing diplomatic relations,.. the Japanese Embassy in Seoul will hold a reception to celebrate the milestone on Monday.

As President Lee Jae-myung is scheduled to fly to Canada, his office is reportedly considering a video message to mark the occasion.

The Korean Embassy in Tokyo will also host a reception on Thursday.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to attend personally.

During the 50th anniversary of diplomatic normalization in 2015, President Park Geun-hye and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended receptions hosted by each other's embassies.

The 1965 Treaty on Basic Relations was signed some 20 years after South Korea was liberated from Japan's colonization, when the imperial power surrendered, ending World War Two.