Governor Nam Kyung-pil of Gyeonggi Province: "Japan Without Remorse is a Tragedy for Northeast Asia"

Governor Nam Kyung-pil of Gyeonggi Province criticized Japan's unrepentant attitude through a commemoration speech on the occasion of the March 1st Independence Movement Day on the 1st.

Governor Nam stated, "On December 28th last year, the government concluded negotiations with the Japanese government over the comfort women issue, but afterward Japan conveyed to the United Nations (UN) the position that there is no evidence of forced mobilization of comfort women," he criticized.

He continued, "German Chancellor Merkel drew out the sincere remorse of Germans who had remained silent about the massacre of Jews, which was a completely different choice from the path that Japan and the Abe cabinet have taken," emphasizing that "Japan without remorse is a tragedy not only for the Republic of Korea but for Northeast Asia."

Regarding the strained inter-Korean relations following North Korea's rocket launch and the subsequent suspension of operations at the Gaeseong Industrial Complex, Governor Nam stated, "Inter-Korean relations have been severed more than ever, and what the North Korean regime, which has caused this confusion, desires is the division of national consensus in the Republic of Korea," emphasizing that "now is the time to unite our strength centered on the government."