Korean lawmakers who visited the invitation of the Korean Society in New York on Wednesday lay flowers on a monument erected for women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers in World War II at Palisades Park Public Library in New Jersey. In the face of Japan`s rising demand to remove the monument, Korean lawmakers hurriedly went to the site and conveyed their gratitude to Palisades Park Mayor James Rotundo. From left are Rep. Lee Myeong-soo of the minor conservative Liberty Forward Party, Deputy Mayor Jason Kim, Rep. Kim Chung-hwan of the ruling Saenuri Party, Mayor Rotundo, and Rep. Chang Byeong-wan of the main opposition Democratic United Party.