U Won-shik “Government, Disclose the Process and Content of Diplomatic Negotiations between China and South Korea on the Sadae Mine”

“History and human rights are not subjects for diplomatic bargaining”
“Request a list of victims of forced mobilization from Japan”,

Interior of the Japan Sado Gold Mine listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yonhap News,
, ‘National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik demanded on the 6th that the government disclose the relevant diplomatic negotiation process and content regarding the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listing of the Niigata Prefecture’s Sado Gold Mine, where laborers from Korea were forcibly mobilized during the Japanese colonial period.’,
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, ‘In a statement released on the same day, Woo said, “History and human rights cannot be subjects of diplomatic bargaining, and they are far from contributing to a future-oriented South Korea-Japan relationship.”‘,
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, ‘He stressed, “The government’s explanation and the facts confirmed by the public eye are different. Even in the documents regarding the establishment of the Aikawa Native Museum by the Japanese government, while they introduce harsh working environments and living conditions, there is no mention of forced mobilization as a fact. If the government agreed to the listing without knowing, it is a failure in diplomatic negotiations, and if they agreed while knowing, it is an even bigger problem.”‘,
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, ‘He also urged the government to disclose related matters, stating, “There are many questions the government needs to answer aside from ‘What measures were taken regarding the failure of the Hashima Island recommendation’, ‘What demands were made to the Japanese government regarding the listing of the Sado Gold Mine, and what was confirmed’, and ‘What efforts were made with UNESCO member countries’.”‘,
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, ‘He further demanded, “Request a list of victims of forced mobilization from Japan at this opportunity,” and added, “The reality of who was taken from where, how, and sacrificed has not yet been fully revealed.”‘,
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Interior of the Japan Sado Gold Mine listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yonhap News,
, ‘Woo stressed, “The provision of the ‘Peninsula Laborer List’ housed in the Niigata Prefectural Nippo Museum, and the transfer of records of Korean laborers handled by the Uchueun Bank are also necessary,” and added, “This is consistent with the government’s explanation that ‘the entire history should be reflected in the listing of the Sado Gold Mine heritage.”‘,
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, ‘At the 46th UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in New Delhi on June 27th, Japan’s application for the listing of the Sado Gold Mine as a World Heritage Site was decided by consensus.’,
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, ‘The Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that the South Korean and Japanese governments agreed on the installation of an exhibition on Korean laborers and the annual commemoration of laborers, but the term ‘forced’ is omitted from the exhibition. Furthermore, amid reports that the Yomiuri Shimbun stated, “Instead of using the term forced labor in negotiations, Japan was exploring options such as establishing a permanent exhibition locally, which Korea ultimately accepted,” controversy has escalated.’,
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