Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s Statement on Defense of Japan 2013 (Annual White Paper) The Government of the Republic of Korea strongly protests that the Japanese government re-included unjust territorial claims to Dokdo, which is clearly an indigenous territory of the ROK, in its “Defense of Japan 2013” (Annual White Paper) issued on July 9. The Government of the Republic of Korea sternly demands an immediate withdrawal of the claims as well as the prevention of reoccurrence of such moves. The Government of the Republic of Korea has repeatedly urged the Japanese government to stop groundless claims to Dokdo, which is clearly an integral part of the ROK’s territory in terms of history, geography and international law. Should the Japanese government fail to stop laying territorial claims to Dokdo, which was first sacrificed in the course of Japan’s forcible colonization of the Korean Peninsula, its incorrect view of history deserves to be solemnly criticized. The Government of the Republic of Korea makes it clear once again that it will not tolerate any claim of Japan to the ROK’s territory of Dokdo under any circumstances. me2.do/5hNi1QT2
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:24:15 +0000