Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, who is in charge of reducing the burden on Okinawa's bases, intends to hold a government working group meeting in January next year to discuss measures to reduce the burden on the bases by meeting with Mayor Matsukawa of Ginowan City, where the U.S. military Futenma base is located. I told you.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, who has been visiting Okinawa since the 3rd, held talks with Mayor Matsumoto of Urasoe City and Mayor Matsukawa of Ginowan City on the 4th.
At a meeting with Mayor Matsukawa of Ginowan City, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno announced that, based on requests from the city and other parties, he would establish a government working group to discuss measures to reduce the burden on the base in January. I conveyed my intention to hold it in February.
He also explained that PFOS, an organic fluorine compound that has been pointed out to be harmful, has been detected around Futenma Station, and that the government will set up an expert meeting at the beginning of the year to consider countermeasures.
Afterwards, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno told reporters, "It is important to steadily produce results one by one to reduce the burden on the bases. While continuing efforts to gain the understanding of the local community, we will continue to implement measures, including the relocation of MCAS Futenma to Henoko. We will do our best to reduce the burden," he said.