President Yun: ``Companies from both countries will cooperate on the issue of forced labor.'' ``Prime Minister Kishida is a leader who keeps his promises.''

On the 7th, South Korean President Yoon Seo-gyeol said regarding the issue of compensation for former forced laborers, ``Many companies from both countries who want to normalize South Korea-Japan relations will cooperate here a lot.''
. On the same day, in a special interview with South Korea's public broadcaster KBS (Korea Broadcasting Corporation), President Yoon said, ``This is the final judgment of the judicial branch,'' and ``the issue of compensation for former conscripted workers has not been resolved by the plaintiffs in both the first and second cases.'' rejected, large
"It was cited by the Supreme Court and confirmed by the highest court, so we expect the judgment to continue to be handed down." President Yoon said, ``Even during the time of former President Roh Moo-hyun, there was a
It is inappropriate to proceed with this as ``compensation,'''' he said, and so we secured a government budget of approximately 670 billion won (approximately 74.563 billion yen) to provide compensation.''
He went on to say, ``The question is how to resolve the issue from now on, and regardless of the future verdict, Korea-Japan relations have now been restored and are moving toward the future.''
” he said. Regarding Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, President Yun said, ``He is the leader I have met with the most, and I got the impression that he is a very honest and sincere politician.''
I see him as a leader who protects others without any harm."