Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi on the issue of "requisition" during the Pacific War, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the ROK is considering a plan for an existing foundation under the government of the ROK to make payments to the plaintiffs on behalf of the Japanese company. said he would refrain from commenting on individual movements, but emphasized his intention to continue communication between governments.
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that an existing foundation under the government of South Korea will make payments to plaintiffs on behalf of Japanese companies that were ordered to pay compensation by court as a solution to the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War on the 12th. He made it clear that he was considering the proposal.
Regarding this, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hayashi told reporters in New York on the morning of the 13th Japan time, "I would like to refrain from commenting on each of the movements in South Korea and the remarks of the South Korean side."
In addition, he said, "Based on the foundation of friendly and cooperative relations that we have built since the normalization of diplomatic relations in 1965, we will continue to communicate closely with the South Korean government in order to restore and further develop Japan-South Korea relations in a healthy form. I want to go,' he said.