Japan's removal of S. Korea from whitelist could worsen bilateral ties: Seoul's FM

외통위 현안 질의... "日, 8월2일 韓백색국가 제외결정 가능성 상당"<br /><br />South Korea's National Assembly is holding a Q-and-A session with the ministers of foreign affairs and unification with the focus pretty much on Japan's export curbs.<br />Foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha called Tokyo's actions unjustifiable,... saying that they are of a retaliatory nature.<br />And with Japan likely to remove Seoul this week from its whitelist of countries that benefit from minimal trade restrictions,... Kang warned that bilaterial ties could take a turn for the worse.<br />She said the government continues to demand that Japan lift its restrictions and halt its plans to take Seoul off the list calling for dialogue to resolve the issue diplomatically.<br />She told lawmakers that the foreign ministry is arranging for talks with her Japanese counterpart during the ASEAN Regional Forum.<br />