South Korean military training around Takeshima criticized US Department of State “not productive” August 27 22:08
The US State Department commented that the Korean military trained in the waters around Takeshima in Shimane Prefecture, criticizing it as "not productive for solving problems in Korea and Japan."
South Korea claimed Takeshima in Shimane Prefecture as “Korean territory” and conducted regular training aimed at preventing the army from landing on the island for 25 days.
A spokesperson for the US State Department said on NHK's interview on the 27th, “If we consider the recent conflict between Korea and Japan, the timing, message, and scale of the training on the island “It ’s not productive to solve.”
It is extremely unusual for the United States to criticize South Korea's training around Takeshima, and it seems that there is a strong aim to set out a position in the United States that does not want further deterioration in Japan-Korea relations.
On the other hand, the State Department said that Japan and Korea should settle peacefully without taking a particular position on the sovereignty of the island. "I strongly urge you to do this," he called for improvements in Japan-Korea relations.
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