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S. Korea issue statement denouncing Japan's defense white paper claims to Dokdo
Posted on : Jul.15,2020 17:57 KST
Hankyoreh By Noh Ji-won
The South Korean government issued a statement criticizing the Japanese government’s “Defense of Japan 2020”, describing its claims that Dokdo is Japanese territory as “unjust and preposterous claims” that is “not at all helpful to South Korea-Japan relations.” The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of National Defense (MND) respectively summoned a minister and military attaché from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to protest and urge the “immediate withdrawal” of the claims of ownership over Dokdo.
On July 14, a MOFA spokesperson issued a statement in response to the Japanese defense white paper released the same day.
“The government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) strongly protests against the Japanese government’s reiteration of unjust territorial claims over Dokdo, clearly an integral part of the ROK’s territory in terms of history, geography and international law, in the “Defense of Japan 2020” released on July 14, and calls for an immediate withdrawal of such claims.,” the statement said.
In the statement, MOFA stressed that the Japanese government “should be aware that reiterating unjust and preposterous claims over Dokdo is in no way conducive to the ROK-Japan relationship.”
More:
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/953803.html
On July 14, a MOFA spokesperson issued a statement in response to the Japanese defense white paper released the same day.
“The government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) strongly protests against the Japanese government’s reiteration of unjust territorial claims over Dokdo, clearly an integral part of the ROK’s territory in terms of history, geography and international law, in the “Defense of Japan 2020” released on July 14, and calls for an immediate withdrawal of such claims.,” the statement said.
In the statement, MOFA stressed that the Japanese government “should be aware that reiterating unjust and preposterous claims over Dokdo is in no way conducive to the ROK-Japan relationship.”
More:
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/953803.html
