S. Korea not to seek renegotiation on sex slavery deal with Japan
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Tuesday that it will not seek renegotiation on a controversial 2015 deal it reached with Japan to settle long-running feud over former comfort women forced into sexual servitude for Japanese troops during World War II.
The Seoul government said that it will also set aside its own money to help the victims heal their wounds and recover their dignity, instead of using the fund that Japan contributed to under the agreement and will discuss with Tokyo on how to spend it going forward.
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha unveiled those plans during a press conference in Seoul as a follow-up to a recent government conclusion that the deal was flawed and sufficient efforts were not made to reflect the views and opinions of victims before it was reached between the neighbors.
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