South Korea and Japan hold foreign ministerial level consultations to discuss issues such as forced labor
China News Service, June 22. According to Korea Broadcasting International (KBS), on the 21st local time, the diplomatic authorities of South Korea and Japan held director-level consultations in Seoul to discuss the forced labor compensation case of South Korea and other issues between the two countries.
According to reports, on the afternoon of the 21st, Lee Sangyeol, Director of the Asia-Pacific Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, held a consultation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building with the Director of Asia and Oceania of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jianyu Funakoshi. This is the first time the two sides met again after more than 80 days after Li Sangyeol visited Japan in early April 2021 to hold consultations at the level of diplomatic directors.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea stated that both parties agree that the stability and future-oriented development of South Korea-Japan relations are extremely important to regional and world peace, stability and prosperity.
According to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lee Sangyeol once again clarified the South Korean government’s position on the victims of forced conscription of South Korean workers and Japanese military comfort women, and introduced the views of the victims and relevant groups on these issues, emphasizing that the Japanese side needs to show sincerity.
Lee Sangyeol also conveyed the South Korean side’s comments on the designation of the disputed islands (Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan) as Japanese territory on the map of the Tokyo Olympics, the sewage treatment problem of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, and the issue of the application of modern industrial facilities in Japan. Views and worries.
According to the report, the director of Asian and Oceanian Affairs of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kenhiro Funakoshi introduced the position of the Japanese government.