REUTERS-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden it was
important for Japan and South Korea to carry out their agreement on the issue
of
"comfort women", the Japanese government said in a statement on
Friday.
Abe told Biden in telephone talks that it was not constructive to go back
on the agreement, according to the statement.
The statement came as Japan has recalled its ambassador to South Korea
over a statue commemorating Korean women forced to work in Japanese military
brothels during World War Two. The statement did not refer to the statue.
Biden told Abe the United States would support the agreement and strongly
hoped that both Japan and South Korea would carry out it, according to the
statement.
In 2015, Japan and South Korea reached a landmark agreement to resolve
the issue of "comfort women", an issue that has long plagued ties
between the neighbors.
REUTERS
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