Kang Chang-il, the new Korean ambassador to Japan, who took office on the 22nd, emphasized that the 2015 Korean-Japanese government’s agreement on comfort women was not broken, and announced that he would discuss fundraising issues with the Japanese side.
Arrival in Japan on the 22nd… Start work after 2 weeks of isolation
“The relationship between Korea and Japan is heavy, but I will solve it one by one”
“Comfort women’s agreement is not broken… Funds should be discussed”
The title of’His Majesty’ was used instead of’The Emperor’ for the Japanese king.
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Kang Chang-il, the new Korean ambassador to Japan, arrives at Narita International Airport in Japan on the afternoon of the 22nd to answer questions from reporters. [연합뉴스]
– Ambassador Kang arrived at Narita Airport this afternoon and met with reporters, saying, “I think that President Moon Jae-in appointed me as ambassador for the purpose of promoting friendly cooperation and relations between Korea and Japan.” I said I would.
He was asked about the comfort women issue in the Japanese military at this meeting and said, “There are some people who say the comfort women agreement was broken (in 2015), but that’s not the case.” He also emphasized that “the dissolution of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation was due to the resignation of the chairman or directors,” and “not because of government pressure.”
He then discussed the remaining fund after the foundation was dissolved, and said, “I think we should talk about the issue of creating a fund by combining the money.”
Ambassador Kang used the expression’Majesty the Emperor’ instead of’The Emperor’ as if he was conscious of the criticism of some Japanese media on this day.
According to the Japanese government’s quarantine standards to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), he will be quarantined at the embassy residence for two weeks before starting activities. “We will promote meetings with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu,” he said.
Ambassador Kang once said, “Let’s call it’Ilwang’ in Korea” about the title of the Japanese king on a radio broadcast. Japan’s Sankei Shimbun and others have taken this remark into question and have criticized his appointment as an ambassador.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said, “There is no schedule yet,” regarding the expectation that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not interview Ambassador Kang due to complaints about the Korean court’s judgment of compensation for victims of comfort women.
Ambassador Kang also said, “I feel a little heavy because the relationship between Korea and Japan is so twisted right now,” and “I think I should discuss what to discuss, negotiate what to negotiate, and cooperate with what to cooperate.” Revealed.
Tokyo = Correspondent Lee Young-hee [email protected]
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