日韓、元徴用工問題で平行線　高官が８カ月ぶり対面協議

　【ソウル時事】外務省の滝崎成樹アジア大洋州局長は２９日、韓国外務省の金丁漢アジア太平洋局長とソウルで協議した。日韓両政府によると、元徴用工問題で日本側は、日本企業の韓国内資産の現金化は「極めて深刻な状況を招く」と懸念を表明。受け入れ可能な解決策を速やかに提示するよう求めた。
　韓国側は、問題解決に向けて「日本政府と企業がより誠意ある姿勢を示す必要がある」と強調。日本側に輸出規制厳格化措置の撤回を要求した。
　両者の対面協議は２月以来で、菅政権発足後では初めて。協議は昼食を交え、３時間に上った。（2020/10/29-19:20）

Japan and South Korea remained apart over the issue of wartime labor at a meeting of senior diplomats in Seoul on Thursday.
   The Japanese side, represented by Shigeki Takizaki, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, warned that moves to convert Japanese assets seized by South Korean plaintiffs in related litigation into cash will make the situation very serious, according to sources in the Japanese and South Korean governments.
   The Japanese delegation urged Seoul to present a solution acceptable to Tokyo soon.
   The South Korean side, led by Kim Jung-han, director-general for Asia and Pacific affairs at the country's Foreign Ministry, argued that the Japanese government and companies involved need to show a sincere attitude to sort out the problem, according to the sources.
   Seoul called on Tokyo to cancel the strengthening of its export controls on South Korea.