On the 24th, Gyeongbuk Province strongly protested against the repeated unjust territorial claims made by the Japanese Foreign Minister regarding Dokdo, which is Korean territory under the jurisdiction of Gyeongsangbuk-do, during his speech at the National Assembly, and urged the immediate withdrawal of the Japanese government's persistent unfounded claims over Dokdo every year.
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, in his diplomatic speech at the regular National Assembly session on the 24th, once again made unjust claims based on a distorted territorial perception about Dokdo, which is historically, geographically, and under international law clearly Korea's inherent territory.
On the 24th, Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheol-woo declared in a statement, “We demand the immediate withdrawal of the Japanese Foreign Minister’s annual unjust territorial claims over Dokdo, and as the governor responsible for Dokdo, I will resolutely respond together with all residents against any provocation regarding Dokdo.”
The governor also urged, “For the establishment of a future-oriented and mutually prosperous Korea-Japan relationship, Japan must abandon its expression of distorted historical perceptions and attempts at illegal invasion of Dokdo.”
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