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International Minister Cho Tae-yul stated he expects Japan to sincerely implement its follow-up measures on the historical past of compelled Korean laborers on the Sado mine.
Throughout a press convention held after the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) International Ministers’ Assembly on Saturday, Cho expressed hope that Japan will proceed to indicate its sincerity by intently speaking with the South Korean authorities concerning the displays to be put in on the UNESCO heritage web site, as effectively different follow-up measures, equivalent to memorial ceremonies.
The overseas minister stated that Japan’s measures, equivalent to putting in displays associated to compelled labor, have been outcomes of Seoul’s persistent efforts to resolve the difficulty by mutual settlement relatively than confrontation, primarily based on classes realized in 2015.
In 2015, Japan registered the controversial Hashima Island as a UNESCO heritage whereas promising to incorporate the “whole historical past” of the positioning, together with the compelled labor of Korea, however has not stored its phrase but.
A high-ranking official at Seoul’s overseas ministry stated that the federal government’s objective was to not unconditionally oppose the registration, however to precisely file and replicate on the darkish and painful historical past.
