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Seoul, Aug 15 (EFE).- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday offered to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "face to face" to resolve the dispute between the two countries over the compensation for Koreans forced into slave labor under the Japanese occupation during World War II.Moon made the proposal during a speech on Saturday to mark the National Liberation Day, also being commemorated in Japan as the 75th anniversary of the end of the War.(Camera: JEONE HEON-KYUN)FOOTAGE SHOWS MEMBERS OF SOUTH KOREA'S CONSERVATIVE GROUP MARCHING TOWARDS THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE TO DEMAND PRESIDENT MOON JAE IN TO STEP DOWN, IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
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