Changing Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin [국회사진기자단]
Regarding the issue of compensation for Japan’s forced labor, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin said, “Japan is also seriously engaged in diplomatic dialogue to improve relations between Korea and Japan, and thinks that this issue should be resolved as soon as possible to improve relations between Korea and Japan.”
Minister Park said at the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee today, “I have doubts regarding Japan’s will to resolve the forced labor issue, and the South Korean government is desperate to please Japan with a low attitude.” Absolutely not,” he said.
Regarding the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted an opinion to the court at a time when Japanese war criminal companies, which are refusing to implement the judgment on compensation for forced labor, are imminent to liquidate their assets in Korea, Minister Park said, “This is because efforts are being made to improve Korea-Japan relations. I sent you a request for reference,” he explained.
Minister Park responded to a question from Rep. Park Hong-geun of the Democratic Party of Korea, saying, ‘If the Japanese government said that retaliatory measures would be taken if cashization was realized, are they considering the worst-case scenario?’
Minister Park also protested, saying, “I immediately protested, saying that the Japanese government and parliamentarians were informed in advance that they would pay tribute or pay a visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, where Class A war criminals of World War II were enshrined on the 15th, the day following Japan’s defeat. “He said.
( Delivery date: 2020818140026)
