This file photo shows the Korea-Japan high-level economic dialogue held in Seoul, Dec. 21, 2023. Newsis

Korea and Japan will hold high-level economic talks this week to boost cooperation and prepare for the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.

The 16th Korea-Japan economic dialogue will take place in Tokyo on Friday, led by Kim Hee-sang, deputy foreign minister for economic affairs and Takeshi Akahori, a senior deputy minister at Japan's foreign ministry, the Seoul ministry said.

"The talks will review the current economic cooperation between Korea and Japan," a Seoul foreign ministry official said.

"We hope that the two countries will continue to develop their relationship in a future-oriented manner," he said.

They plan to discuss international economic issues, ongoing bilateral cooperation and ways to expand the partnership on the occasion of next year's 60th anniversary of the normalization of the diplomatic ties.

The upcoming dialogue also demonstrates Korea's ongoing efforts to maintain its international credibility and strengthen economic cooperation with major countries despite recent domestic challenges, the official added. (Yonhap)