Ministry of Foreign Affairs Summons Soma Charg? d'Affaires... Protests Unjust Description of 'Dokdo' in Diplomatic Note
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Charg? d'Affaires of the Embassy of Japan in Korea regarding the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Diplomatic Bluebook, which refers to Dokdo as "Takeshima" and provides an unjust explanation.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 19th, Kim Jeong-han, Director of the Asia-Pacific Bureau, called Soma Hirohisa, Charg? d'Affaires of the Embassy of Japan in Korea, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning to lodge a protest.
Director Kim is believed to have expressed regret over the part of the Japanese Diplomatic Bluebook that labels Dokdo as Takeshima and distorts the explanation. Charg? d'Affaires Soma did not respond to reporters' questions about the Japanese government's position upon entering the Ministry building.
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It is known that the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs included in the 2020 Diplomatic Bluebook, reported to the Cabinet in writing this morning, the description that Dokdo is Takeshima, Japan's inherent territory, and that Korea is illegally occupying it.
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