South Korean President Park Geun Hye expressed hope Monday that the coming year will be free of incidents that dig up "wounds from the past" and hurt international trust, the presidential Blue House said, in an apparent criticism of Japan.
Park's remarks during a meeting with senior government officials appeared to be aimed at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's controversial visit last week to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, although she did not name Japan or the premier.A country that repeats acts that do not coincide with universal values and standards of the international community will never be credited as a first-class nation, no matter how it thrives economically, Park added.
Source: Kyodo
Source: Kyodo
