Jung Eui-yong: "Comfort Women’s Honor and Dignity Must Be Restored... Denial of Perpetrators' Truth Is Immoral"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong criticized Japan, the perpetrator, for denying the truth while mentioning the surviving victims of the Japanese military sexual slavery, saying, "I felt a grave responsibility to restore their honor and dignity and to ensure that such a tragedy is never forgotten or repeated."
On the 25th, Minister Chung made these remarks during his opening speech in English at the '3rd International Conference on Peace with Women' held at Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong, Seoul, referring to his meeting with Grandmother Lee Yong-soo.
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Minister Chung criticized Japan, saying, "It is immoral for the perpetrator to deny the truth, even to revise history or wait for the survivors to pass away in hopes that these shameful acts will be forgotten," and emphasized, "a survivor-centered approach is the only way to heal the wounds of the survivors and restore their honor and dignity."
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