Foreign Minister Cho to travel to Tokyo for first bilateral, ahead of meeting U.S. counterpart

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is set to visit Japan tomorrow for a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Takeshi Iwaya.

This marks Cho's first foreign trip since taking office last week.

Their talks are expected to focus on strengthening cooperation across a range of areas to improve bilateral ties, as the two countries this year mark their 60th anniversary of normalizing diplomatic relations.

Following his one-night stay in Japan, Cho will head to Washington D.C., to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday local time.

Prior to his confirmation hearing, Cho told reporters that it was time to move beyond the fixed notion that Seoul's diplomatic outreach must start with the U.S.