Regarding UNESCO's decision to ``dialogue with related countries'' on Gunkanjima... South Korean government ``expects sincere implementation''

Concerning the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to "dialogue with surrounding countries" as a follow-up measure to the registration of Hashima Island (Gunkanjima), Japan, which was the site of forced labor for Koreans, as a World Heritage Site.
``We hope that Japan will implement this in good faith,'' the South Korean government said. An official from the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) told reporters on the 18th, ``Our government is one of the relevant parties, and Japan is
We will continue to engage in dialogue through the Korea-Japan Joint Former and UNESCO so that we can create and add to the exhibits of victims' testimonies and memorial measures."
On the 14th (local time) of this month, the World Heritage Committee held a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The decision was adopted by consensus (agreement without a vote) stating that Japan must honor its previous commitments to inform the government of the situation.
With this decision, the World Heritage Committee said, ``Japan has implemented new measures.
``It is important that the countries concerned continue to fulfill their own commitments in order to further strengthen the ``overall interpretation strategy'' for the facilities in question.''
The ``overall interpretation strategy'' refers to Japan's promise to ``inform the entire history, including the forced labor of Koreans,'' when the Sites of the Meiji Industrial Revolution were registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2015.
Point. A South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said, ``The government considers Japan's new measures to be a step toward faithfully implementing the World Heritage Committee's decisions to date.'' word
It was. He went on to say, ``The World Heritage Committee recognizes that such measures have been taken, and at the same time, ``The World Heritage Committee recognizes that Japan has
In order to further strengthen the “overall interpretation,” Japan must
"It is important that we continue to implement the measures," he added. ``Overall interpretation'' means that when modern industrial facilities were registered as a World Heritage Site (2015), the representative of Japan said ````
We will continue to fulfill our promise to explain the fact that Koreans and others were mobilized against their will and forced to work under harsh conditions, and to take measures to commemorate the victims, such as establishing an information center.''
The official explained that it means yo. The official said, ``This decision in particular has implications for the display of victims' testimonies as part of the heritage of modern industrial facilities.''
Sympathizing with the importance of understanding “the history as a whole,” Japan
``The decision included a recommendation to continue dialogue regarding new testimony,'' and added, ``Although the content of ``dialogue with the parties concerned'' was a previous decision, the recommendation was not made regarding the specific measure of ``testimony.''
This is the first time that a decision has been made." He continued, ``This decision means that Japan will be required to report on any additional measures it has taken regarding its Interpretation Strategy, and will be required to do so by December 1 of next year.''
"We request that the progress made in continued dialogue with relevant parties and additional measures to strengthen the resiliency of similar interpretations be submitted for review by the end of the day," he added.