Japan, S. Korea leaders discuss WWII "comfort women"
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The sensitive issue of wartime "comfort women" has been discussed between Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and South Korean President Lee Myung Bakin during their talks on Sunday in Kyoto.
President Lee Myung-bak pressed the Japanese government to resolve this long-standing grievance with sincerity and described the issue as a major stumbling block. He said South Korea and Japan should become true partners in promoting regional peace and stability.
The issue re-emerged after South |Koreas constitutional Court ruled in August that its unconstitutional for the government not to make diplomatic efforts to settle the matter.
Amid much criticism in Japan, a statue symbolizing the women was unveiled in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul. Japan has apologized before and offered compensation, but many Koreans say this is not enough. Japan also says the matter was settled with South Korea in the 1960s.
Though the figure is disputed, it's believed that up to 200,000 women were forced to work as sex slaves for the Japanese army before and during World War Two. The vast majority were Korean. Prime Minister Noda says Japan has already made humanitarian efforts on the issue, and will continue to do so.
Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese PM, said, "Our nations legal position on the issue of comfort women has already been settled. I did not go into details but I have stated the position of our nation. From a humanitarian standpoint, Japan has made various efforts in the past and we will continue to try to find the best way of handling the issue going forward."
Japan, S. Korea leaders discuss WWII "comfort women" CCTV News - CNTV English
Watch video here:
[video]http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20111218/117196.shtml[/video]
The sensitive issue of wartime "comfort women" has been discussed between Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and South Korean President Lee Myung Bakin during their talks on Sunday in Kyoto.
President Lee Myung-bak pressed the Japanese government to resolve this long-standing grievance with sincerity and described the issue as a major stumbling block. He said South Korea and Japan should become true partners in promoting regional peace and stability.
The issue re-emerged after South |Koreas constitutional Court ruled in August that its unconstitutional for the government not to make diplomatic efforts to settle the matter.
Amid much criticism in Japan, a statue symbolizing the women was unveiled in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul. Japan has apologized before and offered compensation, but many Koreans say this is not enough. Japan also says the matter was settled with South Korea in the 1960s.
Though the figure is disputed, it's believed that up to 200,000 women were forced to work as sex slaves for the Japanese army before and during World War Two. The vast majority were Korean. Prime Minister Noda says Japan has already made humanitarian efforts on the issue, and will continue to do so.
Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese PM, said, "Our nations legal position on the issue of comfort women has already been settled. I did not go into details but I have stated the position of our nation. From a humanitarian standpoint, Japan has made various efforts in the past and we will continue to try to find the best way of handling the issue going forward."
Japan, S. Korea leaders discuss WWII "comfort women" CCTV News - CNTV English
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