China News Service, May 30 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report on South Korea's maritime investigation near the disputed islands between Japan and South Korea, a South Korean foreign ministry official said on the 30th that the Japanese government protested that South Korea is in accordance with the "United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" and other international laws and domestic regulations. Conduct legitimate activities and cannot accept the objection raised by the Japanese side.
Data map: On the day of South Korea's "Dokdo Day", South Korea held a joint defense military exercise in the waters surrounding "Dokdo" (called "Takeshima" in Japan).
On the 29th, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that a South Korean survey ship was found in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the waters north of "Takeshima" (a disputed island between Japan and South Korea, called "Dokdo" by South Korea). objects protruding into the sea.
The Japanese side immediately verified the matter with the South Korean side, and the South Korean side acknowledged that it had carried out a marine survey.
The Japanese government has called for an immediate stop and lodged a strong protest.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hiroichi said at a press conference on the 30th that it was "resolutely unacceptable."
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also revealed that since May 2017, the Japanese side has once again protested to the South Korean side regarding the marine survey near the disputed islands.
As previously reported, Japan and South Korea have not conceded in their respective positions on the issue of sovereignty over the disputed islands.