Kishida ‘Inspection Team to Help Understanding’ Yoon Seok-Yeol ‘Agreement to Dispatch a Site Inspection Team’

Kishida ‘Inspection Team to Help Understanding’ Yoon Seok-Yeol ‘Agreement to Dispatch a Site Inspection Team’

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida said in the announcement of the summit agreement that 'we decided to send an inspection team to help understanding', and President Yoon Seok-yeol said at the same press conference (7th) that we had agreed to send an on-site inspection team, and the gap was evident from the beginning. On the 9th, Japanese ministers announced the 'Inspection Group for Understanding' at a public press conference.
At a cabinet meeting on the 9th, President Yoon said, “We decided to send an on-site inspection team composed of Korean experts in relation to the treatment of contaminated water in Fukushima. On the occasion of the G7 summit next week, the leaders of South Korea and Japan will pay their respects at the memorial stone for Korean atomic bomb victims located in Hiroshima.” "Things unimaginable just a short while ago are now happening between Korea and Japan," he said.
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura, who was present at the Seoul summit, said at a press conference immediately after the cabinet meeting on the 9th that the visit to Korea was "a response to deepen the understanding of the Korean side," and "evaluated the safety of contaminated water. "I am not confirming it. Based on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to be released in the first half of this year, I will send information in a very transparent manner and strive to seek the understanding of the international community, including Korea," the Kyoto News Agency reported. .
Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa held a regular press conference in Japan on the same day, saying, "I hope that South Korea's understanding of the safety of marine discharge of contaminated water will deepen through opportunities such as dispatching a Korean expert on-site inspection team and director-level consultations." Prime Minister Fumio said that he had accepted the IAEA's verification and explained the safety of contaminated water in good faith. The two heads of state agreed on dispatching a Korean expert inspection team this month from the viewpoint of deepening understanding in Korea." ' as a 'dispatch agreement'.
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura went on to say, “Similar inspection teams are being accepted by other countries,” adding that Taiwan visited Taiwan in March and November last year, and Pacific island countries had previously visited and inspected them in February.
Similar to what he had previously provided to inspection groups in Taiwan and other countries, he said, “We will politely explain the situation of the treated water tank, the progress of the construction, and the discharge method to the Korean inspection team.”
Regarding Japan's announcement, a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the 9th, "We have secured an opportunity to evaluate the safety of the disposal of contaminated water." It is meaningful that we have secured the opportunity to do it," he told reporters.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "We will hold a Korea-Japan director-general-level consultation in the near future to discuss specific details related to the dispatch of the inspection team." It was announced that the dispatch of an expert inspection team would be scheduled for the 23rd and 24th.

Prime Minister Kishida said in a press conference announcement at the summit, “In order to deepen the understanding of the Korean people, we decided to send an on-site inspection team of Korean experts to the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant this month. He said that, as the Prime Minister of Japan, he would not admit the release in a form that adversely affects the health of the people of his country and the Korean people and the marine environment.”
In a statement from the press conference following Eun, President Yoon said, “At this meeting, the two leaders agreed to dispatch a field inspection team of Korean experts related to the contaminated water in Fukushima. I hope that meaningful measures will be taken in consideration of the people's demand for objective verification based on science.”

President Yoon's remarks at the press conference appear to have reached an agreement with Japan to 'dispatch an inspection team to help understanding' at the summit, and demanded that the Korean people 'want science-based verification measures'.