Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye confirmed Thursday the importance of implementing last year's agreement to settle the issue of Korean women forced to work at wartime Japanese military brothels.
Abe and Park met one-on-one in Washington on the fringes of the Nuclear Security Summit, following their high-profile meeting in November, the first since the two leaders took office in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
Abe was quoted by a Japanese official as telling Park that he is willing to follow up on the deal to help the women, euphemistically called "comfort women," though some problems remain surrounding the matter in both countries.