Ministry of Foreign Affairs protests Russia with Japanese fishing boats
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs protests the Russian side and promptly returns from a humanitarian perspective after five fishing boats that were fishing in the waters around the northern territory were taken to Kunashiri Island by the Russian border guard station. I asked for it.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the 17th, five fishing boats belonging to a fishery cooperative in Nemuro City, Hokkaido, which had been fishing for octopus in the waters around the northern territory, were taken by the Russian Border Security Bureau to the old Kamabu port on Kunigo Island. It means that.
The fishing boat showed that the Russian side voluntarily showed the inside of the boat to the Russian side in the sea area, but the Russian side explained that it was an accompanying for inspection.
In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested against the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 18th that this response was incompatible with Japan's legal position in the northern territory, and returned five fishing boats early from a humanitarian perspective. I asked you to
On the other hand, Foreign Minister Motegi arrived in Moscow in the morning of 18th Japan time to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Labrov on 19th Japan time. We are rushing to collect information on whether there has been a violation of the agreement between Japan and Russia.