South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon met Monday in Seoul with the chief of an association of lawmakers from both countries to discuss the current diplomatic tensions.<br />According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency,... he met for two hours with Takeo Kawamura of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.<br />The report said they talked about how they might hold a summit meeting between their countries' leaders, but the report did not offer details.<br />Prime Minister Lee took the opportunity to express Seoul's position on Japan's export restrictions on South Korea as well as Seoul's withdrawal from the bilateral intelligence sharing pact.<br />Kawamura is in Seoul to attend a cultural exchange event.<br />
