日本に賠償と再発防止要求＝漁船衝突で北朝鮮

　【ソウル時事】朝鮮中央通信によると、北朝鮮外務省報道官は１２日、日本の水産庁漁業取締船と北朝鮮漁船の衝突について、「取締船が正常に航行していた北朝鮮漁船を沈没させた」と主張し、日本政府に賠償と再発防止策を講じるよう求めた。北朝鮮側が漁船衝突に言及するのは初めて。
　報道官は、衝突の原因は北朝鮮漁船にあると日本政府などが世論をミスリードしていると批判。乗組員は救助されたものの、「生命の安全は重大に脅かされた」と指摘し、日本は「今回の事件の責任から絶対に逃れられない」と強調した。（2019/10/12-18:22）

A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson demanded Saturday that the Japanese government pay compensation over a recent collision between a North Korean fishing boat and a Japanese Fisheries Agency patrol vessel, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.
   According to the KCNA, the spokesperson claimed that the Japanese government vessel sank the fishing boat, which had been sailing normally, also urging Tokyo to implement measures to prevent a repeat of any such incident.
   It is the first time that the North Korean side has touched upon the incident that happened last Monday in Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.
   The spokesperson criticized the Japanese government for misleading the public with its claim that the North Korean boat was responsible for the collision, which led to the boat to sink.
   Although crew members of the North Korean boat were rescued after being thrown in the sea following the crash, the safety of their lives was significantly jeopardized, the Foreign Ministry official said.