N. Korea to voice up criticisms against Japan on wartime crimes at int'l forum
- 5 years ago
北리종혁 "日군국주의 범죄 널리 알려야"... 26일 아태평양 포럼서 공식입장 발표
North Korea is expected to criticize Japan at an international venue over wartime forced labor and sexual enslavement.
Arriving in the Philippines for an international forum on Asia-Pacific peace on Wednesday, the vice chairman of Pyeongyang's Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee Ri Jong-hyok... told reporters... it's necessary to let the world know of the crimes Japan committed before and during World War Two.
When providing the regime's official stance at the forum on Friday,... he is expected to also slam Japan's recent export curbs against South Korea.
Since Tokyo announced its plans for trade measures against Seoul, Pyeongyang has continuously denounced Japan through its state media and propaganda websites, urging the country to first apologize for its war atrocities.
North Korea is expected to criticize Japan at an international venue over wartime forced labor and sexual enslavement.
Arriving in the Philippines for an international forum on Asia-Pacific peace on Wednesday, the vice chairman of Pyeongyang's Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee Ri Jong-hyok... told reporters... it's necessary to let the world know of the crimes Japan committed before and during World War Two.
When providing the regime's official stance at the forum on Friday,... he is expected to also slam Japan's recent export curbs against South Korea.
Since Tokyo announced its plans for trade measures against Seoul, Pyeongyang has continuously denounced Japan through its state media and propaganda websites, urging the country to first apologize for its war atrocities.