Minister Jung Young-ae interviews Grandmother Lee Yong-soo on the third day

Discussing directions for commemorative projects related to comfort women victims

Lee Yong-soo, a survivor of Japanese military comfort women, is holding a press conference at the press center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 16th, urging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to judge the Japanese military comfort women issue. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[아시아경제 한진주 기자] Minister of Gender Equality and Family Chung Young-ae meets with Grandma Lee Yong-soo, a victim of comfort women, on the third day.

According to the Ministry of Leisure and Affairs on the 1st, Minister Chung meets with Grandmother Lee Yong-soo to hear opinions on current issues, including the direction of commemorative projects related to victims of comfort women in the Japanese military, and support for victims.

Right after taking office in December of last year, Minister Chung visited the home of Nanum, a shelter for the elderly women victims of comfort women, just after taking office in December of last year, and this is the first interview with Grandma Lee Yong-soo.

Lee grandmother held a press conference on the 16th, insisting that the comfort women issue should be referred to the International Court of Justice.

Regarding this, the Ministry of Leisure and Home Affairs said, “We will actively listen to the opinions of the grandmothers for the restoration of the dignity and honor of the comfort women victims.” “He said.

Reporter Han Jin-ju [email protected]