Blinken hails s. Korea decision for victims of japan’s forced labor, WASHINGTON US top diplomat Antony Blinked on Sunday accredited plans announced by South Korea to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labor as Seoul looks to forge near ties with Tokyo.
South Korea and Japan are two of the United States most important abettors and we are inspired by the work they have done to advance their bilateral relations the Secretary of State said in a statement.
The trilateral relationship is central to our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region he added. We hail( Seoul and Tokyo) for their courage and vision and call on the international community to join our commendation of this momentous achievement.
The decision by Seoul comes as South Korea and Japan have ramped up security cooperation in the face of growing risks from nuclear fortified North Korea. But bilateral ties have long been strained over Tokyo’s brutal 1910- 45 social rule of the Korean promontory.
Around, 000 Koreans were drafted into forced labor by Japan during the 35- time occupation according to data from Seoul not including women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese colors.
Seoul’s plan is to take capitalist from major South Korean companies that served from 1965 reparations deal with Tokyo and use it to compensate victims South Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin said.
Victims have criticized the offer because it falls far short of their demand for a full reason from Tokyo and direct compensation from the Japanese companies involved.
