Yoon Seok-yeol, to Prime Minister of Japan, ‘Give up’ of maritime sovereignty for ‘exclusive handling of accidents in consideration of national health and safety’
President Yoon Seok-yeol told the Japanese Prime Minister to 'consider the health and safety of the Korean people first', and Prime Minister Kishida agreed at the summit that 'Japan would respond alone' as 'appropriate measures in case of problems', showing abandonment of maritime sovereignty to the fishing industry and environmental personality.
Regarding the treatment of “contaminated water” from TEPCO’s response to the nuclear power plant accident, President Yoon accepted the “Tokyo Strategy Independent Plan,” followed by an agreement and announcement at the Vilnius Summit that “individual treatment is permitted even in the discharge issue.”
At the Korea-Japan summit on the 12th, President Yoon told the Japanese Prime Minister that "the health and safety of the people should be considered as the top priority," the presidential office said.
Prime Minister Kishida said, "After the start of ocean release, we will receive a review by the IAEA and promptly announce the monitoring information implemented by Japan with high transparency." In the event of an incident, we will take appropriate measures, including cessation of emissions immediately, as planned.”
Prime Minister Kishida's 'response measures' confirmed that the marine emission plan submitted to and accepted by the IAEA had already stated 'discontinuation of emission and independent response in the event of a problem', and President Yoon agreed to allow the nuclear accident agency to self-solve .
Regarding the treatment of “contaminated water” from TEPCO’s response to the nuclear power plant accident, President Yoon accepted the “Tokyo Strategy Independent Plan” and subsequently agreed and announced at the summit that “individual treatment is permitted even in the discharge issue.”
At the summit, President Yoon said to Japan, "We respect the announcement made by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a representative UN-affiliated international organization in the field of nuclear safety." "If a situation such as the concentration exceeds the standard value occurs, please stop the release immediately and inform us of that fact immediately," he said, giving Japan full power to make decisions. "If a problem arises, such as when the concentration of a substance exceeds the standard, we will take appropriate measures, including the immediate cessation of emission as planned."
The Hong Kong government announced on the 12th that it would ban the import of seafood from 10 prefectures, including Fukushima, Miyagi and Tokyo, if treated water from Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is discharged into the sea.
The Hong Kong government said in an announcement that day, "Tokyo Electric Power's purification plant (ALPS Alps) cannot be guaranteed to operate effectively for a long period of time."
Yomiuri reported that the Hong Kong government announced the IAEA report immediately after the briefing in Hong Kong on the same day, saying that the Japanese government "is working closely with China, which has currently stopped importing food, including aquatic products, from 10 prefectures."
Yomiuri reported that the Japanese government held a briefing in Hong Kong on the same day, introduced the contents of the IAEA report, and made an official request to the Hong Kong government “not to strengthen the current import regulations even after the release of the fish into the sea.”