資産売却命令で韓国に抗議　茂木外相「極めて遺憾」

　茂木敏充外相は２８日の記者会見で、韓国の地方裁判所が元徴用工訴訟に絡み三菱重工業の資産売却命令を出したことについて、「極めて遺憾だ」と述べ、韓国政府に抗議したことを明らかにした。
　外相は「（資産の）現金化は日韓両国にとって深刻な状況を招くので避けなければならないと繰り返し指摘してきた」と強調。「韓国側が国際法違反の状況を是正することを含め解決策を示すよう強く求める」と語った。（2021/09/28-12:05）

Japan has protested to South Korea over an order issued by a South Korean court for some of the seized Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. assets in the country to be sold, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday.
   The decision made by Daejeon District Court on Monday regarding the Japanese company's assets seized over a wartime labor lawsuit was "extremely regrettable," Motegi told a press conference.
   Japan has repeatedly said that the sale of the assets has to be avoided as it would bring about a grave situation for both nations, he said.
   "We strongly urge the South Korean side to come up with ways to solve the issue, including correcting the current situation in which the country is violating international law," the minister said.
   According to Motegi, the Japanese government lodged the protest in Tokyo and Seoul, demanding that the South Korean government make appropriate responses immediately.