Japan-China-Korea Environment Ministers' Meeting Exchange opinions on measures such as plastic waste and fire ant measures November 23, 21:19
The Environment Ministers Meeting between Japan, China, and South Korea started in Kitakyushu City on the 23rd and exchanged opinions on issues related to plastic waste and countermeasures against fire ants.
This meeting has been held every year since 20 years to strengthen cooperation on environmental issues in the three countries.
Koizumi, the Minister of the Environment, who arrived at the venue in Kitakyushu, said that the Korean government decided to maintain the Japan-Korea Military Information Comprehensive Protection Agreement = GSOMIA that was about to expire. This is the meeting that has been gone, and the GSOMIA case will not be negative for this meeting. "
And we talked with Korea's Minister of Environment Cho Myung-Lae to explain each other's efforts to charge for plastic bags, and from the Korean side about water containing tritium collected at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station There was a request to continue providing information based on scientific evidence.
In addition, in a meeting with Ecological Environment Minister Li Mikjie in China, we confirmed that we would cooperate in countermeasures against marine plastic waste, and we took thorough measures such as controlling against the fact that many poisonous fire ants were found in containers from China. It is that you have requested to do.
At this meeting, which will be held on the 24th, we will discuss areas that will be prioritized over the next five years and compile a joint statement.