Baekhancheol, Chairman of Gyeongbuk Provincial Council, "Firmly Responding with 2.7 Million Residents to Japan's Unreasonable Dokdo Claim"

The Gyeongbuk Provincial Council strongly condemned and called for the withdrawal of the "2023 Diplomatic Bluebook" announced by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 11th.

Chairman Bae Hancheol of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council stated, "Following the distortion of elementary school history textbooks last month, Japan is once again insisting in the Diplomatic Bluebook that Dokdo is Japanese territory and that Korea continues illegal occupation. This is an unreasonable claim and audacious behavior," adding, "We will respond firmly together with the 2.7 million residents of the province."

Bae Han-cheol, Chairman of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council

Chairman Bae also pointed out, "While the Diplomatic Bluebook mentions the need to restore and develop healthy Korea-Japan relations, it repeats the unreasonable claim of sovereignty over Dokdo, showing a contradictory attitude lacking historical awareness."

Heobok, Chairman of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council's Special Committee for the Protection of Dokdo (Gumi), emphasized, "Japan must stop distorting past history and actively work to restore cooperative relations between Korea and Japan with a sincere attitude of reflection."

Since 2018, Japan has included claims in its Diplomatic Bluebook for six consecutive years that Korea is illegally occupying Dokdo.

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