Singapore said Wednesday it has rejected plans by South Korean activists to erect a statue in the city-state commemorating women forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II, AFP reported.
The culture ministry denied claims by the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery that there had been talks about plans to put up such a statue.
"This is not accurate," the ministry told AFP in an emailed statement.
"There are no ongoing meetings or discussions between the Singapore government and the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery on this issue. Nor will we allow such a statue to be erected in Singapore."
In Seoul last week the activists unveiled plans to put up the statues - representing "comfort women" forced into Japanese military brothels during the war - in a number of Asian countries starting with Singapore. Link
