The government strongly protested today (the 22nd) that the Japanese government repeated the claim that Dokdo is Japanese territory in this year's diplomatic blueprint.
The Japanese government mentioned Dokdo as 'Japanese territory' in the '2022 Diplomatic Blueprint', which was released for the first time since Fumio Kishida took office as Prime Minister.
In a comment from a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly protested and urged the immediate withdrawal of the Japanese government's reiteration of its unreasonable territorial claims over Dokdo, which is historically, geographically and internationally clear, through the diplomatic blueprint released by the Japanese government. do,” he said.
“The government will respond firmly to any provocations by Japan against Dokdo,” he said. will do it,” he pointed out.
He also emphasized, "As the core of the comfort women agreement between Korea and Japan in 2015 is to restore the honor and dignity of victims and heal the wounds of their hearts, the Japanese government must take steps consistent with the spirit of the agreement."
In the morning, Lee Sang-ryeol, director of the Asia-Pacific Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, summoned Naoki Kumagai, general minister of the Japanese Embassy in Korea, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and delivered the government's position.