South Korea warned Japan on Tuesday that the bilateral relations between the countries may deteriorate if Tokyo does not relinquish its claim to the Dokdo islets, which are disputed by the countries.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The South Korean Foreign Ministry in a statement on Tuesday voiced their objections to Japan’s repeated claims to the disputed Dokdo islets, also known as the Liancourt Rocks, in the Sea of Japan and warned that the bilateral relations between the states could be undermined by the ongoing dispute.
Earlier in the day, the Japanese Defense Ministry released its annual white paper for 2017, where it claimed that the disputed archipelago is a part of its territory.
Seoul urged Tokyo to immediately withdraw its claim to the Dokdo islets.
The islets, also known as Takeshima in Japan, have long been a roadblock in the diplomatic relations between the two states. South Korea claims the Dokdo islets were annexed by Japan during its colonization of the Korean Peninsula in the 20th century. The islets are administered by South Korea, but Japan disputes these actions.
In June, Seoul carried out military drills on the archipelago, the objective of which was to practice defense in the event of a possible invasion by external forces. The actions were opposed by Tokyo.
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