Okinawa Prefectural legislature in Washington, appealing relocation of Futenma base on November 16, 14:52
A provincial delegation from Okinawa Prefecture who opposes the U.S. military Futenma base relocation plan visits Washington, the US capital, and appeals to government officials to review the relocation design with respect to the local will of the people It was.
The six members of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly, who oppose the transfer plan of Futenma Base to Henoko, Nago City, visited the US State Department, the Department of Defense, and the Congress in Washington on 15th.
The delegation explained to the officials of the US government in a series of visits that the majority of people opposed the relocation as a result of the prefectural vote in Okinawa in February. It was revealed that he appealed to review the redesigned plan with respect to the people's will.
In contrast, US government officials listened to the complaints, but did not break the position of maintaining the transfer plan agreed between the two governments.
The parliamentary group pointed out that some of the staff of the US Congress did not know that soft ground was found in the planned landfill area, and certain results were obtained in order to know the difficulty of the relocation work, etc. It is said that there was.