Seoul to stick with 'comfort women' deal

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea's top diplomat said on Tuesday that the country will set aside its own funds to support the victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery, reiterating Seoul's stance that the 2015 agreement with Japan cannot resolve the wartime crime against humanity.

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told a nationally televised news conference that the 2015 agreement, which failed to reflect opinions of the victims, cannot become a real resolution to the comfort women issue.

Kang, however, noted that her country will not demand renegotiation with the Japanese government over the deal as the 2015 agreement was an official deal between the governments of the two countries, despite new President Moon Jae-in saying on the campaign trail he "could not accept" the agreement.