South Korean foreign minister urges Japan to end ‘comfort women’ issue
Yun Byung-se calls on Tokyo to resolve the controversy over second world war 'comfort women' from South Korea forced into prostitution by Japanese forces
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Thursday urged Japan to resolve the issue of “comfort women” forced into the wartime brothels for the Japanese military, according to Yonhap News Agency.
In a report from Washington, Yonhap said Yun, on a visit to the US capital, made the remarks when asked whether South Korea and Japan could hold a summit.
“It’s important for Japan to show sincere measures for the issue of former comfort women,” Yun was quoted as telling reporters.
“It’s meaningless to have a summit during which [the leaders] meet just for hand-shaking and the situation may worsen if a summit is held when conditions have not yet been created,” Yun said.
As for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s attitude toward wartime history, Yun said he “has not seen a positive progress and changes made with sincerity.”