"Unfortunate"! South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Japan unilaterally cancels G7 South Korea-Japan leaders’ talks
[Global Network Report] Yonhap News Agency quoted an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea on the 14th, saying that the diplomatic departments of South Korea and Japan had previously reached an agreement on a streamlined summit meeting during the G7 summit from 11 to 13 but then Japan Unilateral cancellation.
According to reports, officials of the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the South Korean side has always maintained an open attitude and expected the Japanese side to have a positive attitude to dialogue with the South Korean side, but the Japanese side canceled the "East Sea (ie Sea of Japan) Territory Guarding Exercise" regularly conducted by South Korea. The talks are regrettable.
According to the report, the Korean army has held Dokdo (called Takeshima in Japan) defense exercises since 1986. They will be carried out in the first half and the second half of each year. Since last year, they have been renamed the "East China Sea Territory Protection Exercise."
According to reports, each time Japan conducts the exercise, Japan will strongly protest through diplomatic channels, but relevant parties pointed out that it is puzzling to use the exercise as an excuse to cancel the leaders' meeting that has reached an agreement.
According to the report, some analysts pointed out that the map of the Tokyo Olympic Games official website marked Dokdo as Japanese territory and the Japanese Self-Defense Force propaganda film mislabeled Dokdo as "Takeshima", which caused conflicts between South Korea and Japan. The act of dialogue between people is regarded as contrary to common sense.
In addition, the diplomatic community believes that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been criticized for ineffective prevention and control work, and the support rate is the lowest.
Out of political considerations, he is more inclined to condemn South Korea and give up dialogue with South Korea.
Yonhap News Agency said that in order to facilitate the talks between the leaders of South Korea and Japan, the South Korean government has done a lot this time.
Although it is impossible to discuss in depth the outstanding issues between the two countries through simple talks, if it is successfully held, it will be the first meeting between the two heads of state since Yoshihide Suga took office last September. It is of great significance.
The report also mentioned that when Moon Jae-in left for Austria on the 13th, he posted on his personal social networking site that it was regrettable that the trip failed to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, which could have become a new starting point for South Korea-Japan relations.