蕭牆在東北亞：朴槿惠訪美，絕口不提日本

【Comment】
Park Geun-hye, new President of South Korea, visited the US.  While replying to the questions from the south Korea journalist, President Park made no mention of Japan in the joint press conference with President Obama on the recent crisis of Korean peninsula. 
She said, apparently on purpose:

With regard to China and Russia’s stance, I believe that China and Russia -- not to mention the international community, of course -- share the need for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula and are cooperating closely to induce North Korea to take the right path;And with regard to Russia, Russia is also firmly committed to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula;Such constructive efforts on the part of China and Russia are vital to sending a unified message to North Korea that their nuclear weapons will not stand, and encouraging and urging North Korea to make the right decision.

Obama did his job, as an alliance both to South Korea and Japan, by emphasizing the status of Japan in terms of Korean Peninsula, “And I think that China and Russia and Japan and other key players that have been participants in Six-Party talks have made that clear.”[1]
Yun Byung-se , Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, added that Japan has to acknowledge correct history to maintain the peace of Northeast Asia, in his press conference later.
It looks that the US is facing the dilemma to pacify both her alliances Korea and Japan to meet the ever-expanding enemy-to-be.    Revised at 1635

韓國新總統朴槿惠訪美，與歐巴馬的共同記者會中絕口不提日本，還有勞歐巴馬補充。歐巴馬開宗明義：日韓應持續緊密合作。但朴大統領被韓國記者提問時，只期待中俄在朝鮮問題上的作用，絕口日本。歐巴馬連忙補充「六方會談中的中、俄以及日本」，相當注重日本。

也參加高峰會議的韓國外長尹炳世，在記者會中再度提及「為了東北亞的和平，日本應正確認識歷史。」顯然意在補充朴槿惠。日韓關係，顯然有待回溫、美國的頭痛問題，也是見縫插針的好穴位。

対日配慮で温度差　朴氏は連携国に加えず「正しい歴史認識」要求◎產經新聞（2013.05.08）
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/news/130508/amr13050808070002-n1.htm

オバマ米大統領は７日、韓国の朴槿恵大統領との共同記者会見で、北朝鮮の核・ミサイル問題解決のため米韓に日本を加えた３カ国の結束の重要性を強調した。しかし朴氏は日本に言及せず、歴史や領土問題を背景とした日韓関係の冷え込みをうかがわせた。

　冒頭発言でオバマ氏は「韓国や日本と緊密な連携を続けていく」と宣言したが、朴氏は北朝鮮が正しい方向に向かうよう「韓国と米国が連帯して取り組む」と述べるにとどまった。

　また中国やロシアの役割を問う韓国メディアの質問に朴氏は中ロへの期待感を表明。一方オバマ氏は、朴氏の発言を補うように「６カ国協議の参加国である中国、ロシア、日本」が足並みをそろえることが必要だと訴え、日本への配慮をにじませた。

　会談に同席した韓国の尹炳世外相は朴大統領が「北東アジアの平和のためには日本が正しい歴史認識を持たねばならない」とオバマ氏に話したと記者団に明らかにした。（共同）

[1]  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/07/remarks-president-obama-and-president-park-south-korea-joint-press-confe    accessed on 2013/05/08