SEOUL/PORT MORESBY -- The Japanese and South Korean leaders skipped bilateral talks on the sidelines of international summits in Singapore and Papua New Guinea last week as the two sides remain deadlocked over a recent court ruling regarding wartime laborers.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (second from left in the front) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (second from right in the middle row) did not hold formal talks at the APEC Summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
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