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South Korea, Japan agree to speed up talks during summit
Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Monday to speed up talks on Japan’s wartime sex slavery of Korean women to reach an agreement on the issue at an earliest possible date, Park’s office said.
Kim Kyou-Hyun, senior foreign affairs secretary to President Park, told reporters that the two leaders agreed on it with the fact in mind that this year is a turning point marking the 50th anniversary of normalized diplomatic ties between Seoul and Tokyo, a news agency reported.
Park and Abe held their first-ever one-on-one summit in more than three years in South Korea’s presidential Blue House on the sidelines of a trilateral leadership meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that was held in Seoul on Sunday.
The agreement between Park and Abe can be considered advancement in the bilateral relations.
South Korea has called for Abe to make a “sincere” apology and properly compensate for Korean “comfort women”, who were forced into sex slavery for Japanese military brothels during World War II.
Japan, however, has claimed that the issue was resolved in a 1965 treaty that normalized diplomatic ties between Seoul and Tokyo. Several rounds of diplomatic talks had been held for the issue, ending up with no fruits.
South Korean historians estimate that more than 200,000 women, mostly from the Korean peninsula, were forced to serve as sex slaves during the devastating war. Surviving sex slavery victims are gradually passing away as their age averages nearly 90, with only 47 still alive in South Korea.
“I anticipate that today’s meeting becomes a broader and sincere dialogue that can cure the painful history, so it serves as a precious opportunity to develop bilateral relations,” Park said during her introductory remarks for the extended summit meeting.
Park reiterated her position that Seoul and Tokyo should make a turning point to overcome history and leave for a future together this year, which marks the 50th anniversary of normalized diplomatic ties between the two countries.
In response, Abe stressed the need for a “frank” exchange of views between leaders of the two countries.
“I have said that it is necessary to frankly exchange the leaders-level opinion and that a door is open to dialogue,” Abe said, noting that the first-ever bilateral summit would be very significant to the peoples of the two nations.
Abe arrived in Seoul Sunday for the trilateral leadership meeting with Park and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Seoul on Sunday, also the first in three and a half years.
The Seoul-Tokyo summit was last held in May 2012 between then South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and then Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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