Conflict over territorial integrity between South Korea and Japan is growing
2022.12.16 07:15
Conflict over territorial integrity between South Korea and Japan is growing
Budrigannews.com – While cautiously responding to Tokyo’s plans for an unprecedented military buildup, South Korea issued a strong protest against Japan’s territorial claim over disputed islands in a national security strategy released on Friday.
Since taking office in May, Yoon Suk-yeol, the president of South Korea, has attempted to improve relations with Tokyo, which have been hampered by territorial disputes over the islands and historical disagreements over Japan’s occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945.
The South Korean foreign ministry issued a statement on Friday stating that the action did nothing to assist in “building a future-oriented relationship” between the two nations and called for the territorial claims to be removed from Japan’s national strategy documents as soon as possible.
Later, the foreign ministry stated that it summoned a senior Japanese embassy official to file the protest. Separately, the defense ministry claimed it summoned a Japanese defense official to dispute the claim.
Seoul is in charge of the two islands in Korea and Japan that are referred to as Dokdo and Takeshima with a small number of coast guards.
In a different proclamation, the unfamiliar service said it trusted the execution of Japan’s new security strategy will be straightforward and add to local harmony and steadiness while proceeding to maintain the soul of is conservative constitution.
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It stated that any use of attack capabilities against the Korean peninsula “must necessarily involve close consultations and agreement” with South Korea, appearing to be a reference to possible countermeasures against North Korea’s aggression.
In an interview in November, President Yoon told Reuters that it was understandable for Japan to increase its defense spending in light of the growing threat posed by North Korea’s ballistic missile program. Yoon has made improving cooperation with Japan a top priority for national security.
