元徴用工、早期解決へ意思疎通　日韓外相、肩代わり案を協議

　【ミュンヘン時事】林芳正外相は１８日午後（日本時間１９日未明）、韓国の朴振外相とドイツ南部ミュンヘンで約３５分間、会談した。日韓を「健全な関係」に戻すため、懸案となっている元徴用工問題の早期解決に向けて外交当局の各レベルで緊密な意思疎通を続けることで一致した。
　元徴用工訴訟に関し、韓国政府は先月、傘下の財団が被告である日本企業の賠償を肩代わりする案を公表し、原告との協議を進めている。会談では、朴氏が韓国内の検討状況を説明した。
　韓国側が求めている、日本政府が過去に表明した「おわび」の継承など「呼応」についても意見交換した。韓国の聯合ニュースによると、朴氏は会談後、記者団に「日本側に誠意ある呼応のための政治的な決断を求めた」と語った。両外相の対面会談は昨年９月の米ニューヨーク以来。（2023/02/19-07:54）

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his South Korean counterpart, Park Jin, agreed Saturday that the two nations will keep close communication at all diplomatic levels to resolve the wartime labor issue at an early time in order to bring the soured bilateral relations back on track.
   The South Korean government last month announced a draft plan for a domestic foundation to pay compensation to South Korean plaintiffs in related lawsuits on behalf of defendant Japanese companies. Seoul is talking with the plaintiffs about the plan.
   Park explained progress in the discussions to Hayashi at their meeting in the southern German city of Munich.
   Hayashi and Park exchanged views on Japan's response sought by the Sough Korean side, such as the continuation of the apology that the Japanese government expressed in the past over the issue of Koreans who were requisitioned to work for Japanese companies during World War II.
   According to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, Park told reporters after the meeting that he urged the Japanese side to make "a political decision" for a sincere response.