オバマ慰安婦発言に「温度差」という韓国メディアの不安を現実に |
米韓合同記者会見(ソウル)におけるオバマ米大統領の慰安婦関連発言、「戦時中であってもなおショッキングな形で人権を侵された」という部分に不満は残るが、「何が起こったのか、正確にはっきりと明らかにされねばならない」、「過去は正直かつ公正に認識されねばならない」という部分は、日本政府が事なかれ主義を脱して実行するなら、虚偽を言い立てている韓国側にとって不利な展開となろう。
慰安婦問題では米韓の「温度差が浮き彫りになった」という韓国・連合通信の不安が、ますます現実かつ大きなものとなるよう、日本からファクト攻勢を掛けていかねばならない。
The White House
April 25, 2014
Press Conference with President Obama and President Park of the Republic of Korea
Blue House
Seoul, Republic of Korea
6:15 P.M. KST
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PRESIDENT OBAMA: ……Finally, with respect to the historical tensions between South Korea and Japan, I think that any of us who look back on the history of what happened to the comfort women here in South Korea, for example, have to recognize that this was a terrible, egregious violation of human rights. Those women were violated in ways that, even in the midst of war, was shocking. And they deserve to be heard; they deserve to be respected; and there should be an accurate and clear account of what happened.
I think Prime Minister Abe recognizes, and certainly the Japanese people recognize, that the past is something that has to be recognized honestly and fairly. But I also think that it is in the interest of both Japan and the Korean people to look forward as well as backwards and to find ways in which the heartache and the pain of the past can be resolved, because, as has been said before, the interests today of the Korean and Japanese people so clearly converge. They’re both democracies. You both have thriving free markets. Both are cornerstones of a booming economic region. Both are strong allies and friends of the United States. And so when you think about the young people of the Republic of Korea and Japan, my hope would be that we can honestly resolve some of these past tensions, but also keep our eye on the future and the possibilities of peace and prosperity for all people.
That’s one of the most important lessons I think from the horrors of war, is being able to look back and learn lessons that allow people to avoid war in the future.
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聯合ニュース(韓国)
韓米首脳会談 強固な同盟を再確認=対日姿勢では温度差
2014-04-25
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◇対日姿勢では温度差
朴大統領は韓日関係に関連して、村山談話と河野談話の継承、慰安婦問題の解決など安倍首相が過去に行った約束に触れ、「約束した部分については誠意ある実践が重要だ」との認識を示した。
一方、オバマ大統領は、戦時中だったことを考慮しても慰安婦問題は非常に無残な人権侵害問題であり、被害者らは尊重されて当然だと共感を示しながらも、「安倍首相と日本国民も過去をより正直に、公正に理解しなければならないことを認識しているだろう。日本と韓国の国民に話したいことは、われわれが過去を振り返りつつも、前に進まなければならないということだ」と述べ、温度差が浮き彫りになった。
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