[Breaking News] UNESCO Ambassador: "Japan Damaging Its Own Image... Must Fulfill Promises"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] On the 25th (local time), Ambassador Kim Dong-gi of the UNESCO Korea National Commission held a press briefing with Korean correspondents at the ambassador's residence near Paris, revealing that Japan is not properly fulfilling the promises made when registering as a World Heritage site to the 21 countries of the World Heritage Committee.

At the briefing, Ambassador Kim stated, "We are informing the 21 member countries of the World Heritage Committee that Japan must adhere to the publicly made promises related to humanity's shared cultural heritage in the international community," and added that when the World Heritage Committee convenes, the issues requested by our government will be formally discussed.

Regarding Japan's omission of forced mobilization facts in the Industrial Heritage Information Center, Ambassador Kim strongly criticized, saying, "Japan is not keeping what it has verbally committed and is disregarding the authority of the World Heritage Committee," and added, "Japan is damaging its own national image."

He continued, "To avoid criticism as a country that does not keep promises in the international community, Japan must immediately take follow-up actions."

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