On the 4th, the South Korean government held the first meeting of a joint public-private council to discuss measures to overcome the problems of "recruitment" during the Pacific War, and began full-scale efforts to resolve the biggest concerns of Japan and South Korea. I did.
The first meeting will be held privately on the afternoon of the 4th, hosted by the first secretary of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cho Hyun-dong, and will be held privately by the plaintiffs' representatives of the academia, business, and "recruitment" trials. A lot of people attended.
According to a South Korean government official, the attendees expressed their views on the issue of "recruitment" and how to run the council.
Regarding this problem, the Korean media is proceeding with judicial proceedings toward "cashing" to sell the assets of Japanese companies ordered to compensate in Korea, and the Korean media is paying Japanese companies as a solution. It is reported that a method called "substitute payment" is being considered to take over.
The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to hold a second meeting within this month, and it is expected that there will be a wide range of discussions including "substitute payment" in the future.
The South Korean government's efforts to resolve Japan's and South Korea's biggest concerns have begun in earnest, but the plaintiffs' representatives who attended the meeting reiterated the idea of seeking direct negotiations with Japanese companies. However, it is expected that there will be some twists and turns in the compilation of the discussion.
The Japanese government has settled this issue based on the 1965 Japan-Korea Claims Agreement, and the Korean government has been rectified of the violation, saying that the ruling ordering Japanese companies to compensate and the related judicial proceedings are violations of international law. I'm looking for.
Korean media tells that they are considering "substitute payment" and establishment of a new fund
The Korean media has reported that the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War has been considered as a solution to the problem of "substitute payment" and the establishment of a new fund.
Of these, "subrogation repayment" means that the Korean government will take over the payment of the Japanese company ordered to compensate, and then charge the Japanese side.
Regarding the fund, several Korean media will raise funds from companies and individuals in both Japan and South Korea to establish a new fund of 30 billion won, or about 3.1 billion yen in Japanese yen, and provide benefits to the plaintiffs. It is reported that a plan to do so is also being considered.
On the other hand, plaintiffs' lawyers and support groups have been negative about these proposals, and have broken the position that Japanese companies ordered to compensate should apologize and compensate in accordance with the decision of the Korean Supreme Court. not.