Japan Responds to Korea's Forced Labor Solution Proposal with "We Will Maintain Close Communication"

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Seoyul] The Japanese government has expressed its intention to "continue communication" in response to the South Korean government's proposal to allow compensation payments for victims of forced labor during the Japanese colonial period to be reimbursed through a 'third party.'

On the 12th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu stated at a regular press conference that regarding the South Korean government's disclosure of the key points of a solution to the forced labor issue, "(The Japanese government) will closely communicate with the South Korean government to restore and further develop Japan-South Korea relations in a healthy form based on the foundation of friendly cooperative relations built since the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan in 1965."

On the same day, the South Korean government announced at a public discussion on solutions to forced labor held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building that it is possible to receive compensation payments for victims of forced labor during the Japanese colonial period from a third party, and that it will seek the victims' consent to receive the payments in the future.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno stated, "At the Korea-Japan summit last November, the leaders of both countries once again agreed to find a way to promptly resolve issues between Korea and Japan, and diplomatic authorities continue to communicate."

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