日韓外相会談日英版全文○日本外務省(2015.12.28)

日韓外相会談○日本外務省(2015.12.28)

　12月28日午後2時から3時20分頃まで，岸田文雄外務大臣は，尹炳世（ユン・ビョンセ）韓国外交部長官と日韓外相会談を行い，直後の共同記者発表（日本語／英語／韓国語（PDF） ）において，慰安婦問題について以下のとおり発表した。

On December 28, commencing from around 2:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m., Mr Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting with Mr Yun Byung-se, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK), and announced (English / Japanese / Korean (PDF) ) about the issue of comfort women at the press occasion held after the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting as follows.

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（1）岸田外務大臣による発表は，以下のとおり。
　日韓間の慰安婦問題については，これまで，両国局長協議等において，集中的に協議を行ってきた。その結果に基づき，日本政府として，以下を申し述べる。

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(1)  Foreign Minister Kishida announced as follows.
The Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) have intensively discussed the issue of comfort women between Japan and the ROK at bilateral meetings including the Director-General consultations.  Based on the result of such discussions, I, on behalf of the Government of Japan, state the following:

ア　慰安婦問題は，当時の軍の関与の下に，多数の女性の名誉と尊厳を深く傷つけた問題であり，かかる観点から，日本政府は責任を痛感している。
　安倍内閣総理大臣は，日本国の内閣総理大臣として改めて，慰安婦として数多の苦痛を経験され，心身にわたり癒しがたい傷を負われた全ての方々に対し，心からおわびと反省の気持ちを表明する。

(i)  The issue of comfort women, with an involvement of the Japanese military authorities at that time, was a grave affront to the honor and dignity of large numbers of women, and the Government of Japan is painfully aware of responsibilities from this perspective.  As Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister Abe expresses anew his most sincere apologies and remorse to all the women who underwent immeasurable and painful experiences and suffered incurable physical and psychological wounds as comfort women.

イ　日本政府は，これまでも本問題に真摯に取り組んできたところ，その経験に立って，今般，日本政府の予算により，全ての元慰安婦の方々の心の傷を癒やす措置を講じる。具体的には，韓国政府が，元慰安婦の方々の支援を目的とした財団を設立し，これに日本政府の予算で資金を一括で拠出し，日韓両政府が協力し，全ての元慰安婦の方々の名誉と尊厳の回復，心の傷の癒やしのための事業を行うこととする。

(ii) The Government of Japan has been sincerely dealing with this issue.  Building on such experience, the Government of Japan will now take measures to heal psychological wounds of all former comfort women through its budget.  To be more specific, it has been decided that the Government of the ROK establish a foundation for the purpose of providing support for the former comfort women, that its funds be contributed by the Government of Japan as a one-time contribution through its budget, and that projects for recovering the honor and dignity and healing the psychological wounds of all former comfort women be carried out under the cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the ROK.

ウ　日本政府は上記を表明するとともに，上記（イ）の措置を着実に実施するとの前提で，今回の発表により，この問題が最終的かつ不可逆的に解決されることを確認する。
　あわせて，日本政府は，韓国政府と共に，今後，国連等国際社会において，本問題について互いに非難・批判することは控える。

(iii)  While stating the above, the Government of Japan confirms that this issue is resolved finally and irreversibly with this announcement, on the premise that the Government will steadily implement the measures specified in (ii) above.  In addition, together with the Government of the ROK, the Government of Japan will refrain from accusing or criticizing each other regarding this issue in the international community, including at the United Nations.

（2）尹外交部長官による発表は，以下のとおり。
　韓日間の日本軍慰安婦被害者問題については，これまで，両国局長協議等において，集中的に協議を行ってきた。その結果に基づき，韓国政府として，以下を申し述べる。

(2) Foreign Minister Yun announced as follows.
The Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Government of Japan have intensively discussed the issue of comfort women between the ROK and Japan at bilateral meetings including the Director-General consultations.  Based on the result of such discussions, I, on behalf of the Government of the ROK, state the following:

ア　韓国政府は，日本政府の表明と今回の発表に至るまでの取組を評価し，日本政府が上記1．（1）（イ）で表明した措置が着実に実施されるとの前提で，今回の発表により，日本政府と共に，この問題が最終的かつ不可逆的に解決されることを確認する。韓国政府は，日本政府の実施する措置に協力する。

(i)  The Government of the ROK values the GOJ’s announcement and efforts made by the Government of Japan in the lead-up to the issuance of the announcement and confirms, together with the GOJ, that the issue is resolved finally and irreversibly with this announcement, on the premise that the Government of Japan will steadily implement the measures specified in 1. (1) (ii)above.  The Government of the ROK will cooperate in the implementation of the Government of Japan’s measures.

イ　韓国政府は，日本政府が在韓国日本大使館前の少女像に対し，公館の安寧・威厳の維持の観点から懸念していることを認知し，韓国政府としても，可能な対応方向について関連団体との協議を行う等を通じて，適切に解決されるよう努力する。

(ii)  The Government of the ROK acknowledges the fact that the Government of Japan is concerned about the statue built in front of the Embassy of Japan in Seoul from the viewpoint of preventing any disturbance of the peace of the mission or impairment of its dignity, and will strive to solve this issue in an appropriate manner through taking measures such as consulting with related organizations about possible ways of addressing this issue.

ウ　韓国政府は，今般日本政府の表明した措置が着実に実施されるとの前提で，日本政府と共に，今後，国連等国際社会において，本問題について互いに非難・批判することは控える。

(iii)  The Government of the ROK, together with the Government of Japan, will refrain from accusing or criticizing each other regarding this issue in the international community, including at the United Nations, on the premise that the Government of Japan will steadily implement the measures it announced.

2　なお，岸田大臣より，前述の予算措置の規模について，概ね10億円程度と表明した。

2.  Furthermore, Foreign Minister Kishida announced that the amount of budget contributed to the foundation would be approximately one billion yen.

3　また，双方は，安保協力を始めとする日韓協力やその他の日韓間の懸案等についても短時間意見交換を行った。

3. In addition, both sides exchanged views briefly about the Japan-ROK cooperation in the fields of security and other various issues between the two countries.