SEOUL, March 6 — South Korea announced plans today to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labour, but without direct Japanese involvement, as Seoul seeks closer ties...
SEOUL, March 6 — South Korea announced plans today to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labour, but without direct Japanese involvement, as Seoul seeks closer ties with Tokyo to counter Pyongyang.
Foreign Minister Park Jin outlined plans for a South Korean foundation to compensate victims and their families, saying: “I hope Japan will positively respond to our major decision today with Japanese companies’ voluntary contributions and a comprehensive apology.” The Seoul government’s new plan will use a local foundation to accept donations from major South Korean companies — which benefitted from the 1965 reparations package from Japan — to compensate victims.“Cooperation between Korea and Japan is very important in all areas of diplomacy, economy, and security amid the current grave international situation and complex global crisis,” he said.
But South Korea later backed away from the deal and effectively nullified it, citing the lack of victims’ consent.Park said the move to resolve lingering wartime disputes offered “a window of opportunity for a new history for both Korea and Japan, going beyond antagonism and conflict and moving toward the future”.
But the plan has already drawn strong protest from victims groups, who want financial compensation and an apology directly from the Japanese companies involved.
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