On the 3rd, Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung said, “The dumping of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant at sea is a violation of the London Convention and London Protocol.”
Representative Lee held a press conference at the tent in front of the main building of the National Assembly on the fourth day of his fasting and said, “The parties to the London Convention, which will be held from October 2, should make it clear that the dumping of contaminated water in Fukushima is a violation of international law.” The Democratic Party plans to send a personal letter by mail and e-mail on the 4th.
Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung (center), Supreme Council member Park Chan-dae (left), and Rep. Woo Won-sik hold up personal letters at the tent in front of the main building of the National Assembly on the 3rd. /news1
The London Convention is an international agreement to regulate the dumping of wastes at sea. Korea joined the London Convention in 1993, and is implementing the Convention in 2013 by stopping the discharge of food wastewater (food waste water) to the ocean.
Japan is arguing that treating and discharging contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant is not subject to the London Convention. Regarding this, Representative Lee argued, “Article 1 of the London Protocol stipulates that dumping waste from artificial marine structures is considered dumping, and the undersea tunnel through which contaminated water from Fukushima is discharged belongs to artificial marine structures.”
In a personal letter of three A4 pages released on the same day, Representative Lee said, “In addition, the Democratic Party and the people of the Republic of Korea ask the governments of the London Convention and Protocol parties to discuss in depth whether the inappropriate dumping of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea violates the London Convention and Protocol. “We request that the Japanese government conclude that it is violating the London Convention and Protocol.”
In the personal letter, “The Japanese government sacrificed public safety and life and committed ocean dumping solely for financial gain.” was not considered” and so on.
Regarding this, the ruling party criticized it as “diplomatic self-harm.” In a commentary on the day, Chief Spokesman Kang Min-guk of People’s Power said, “CEO Lee Jae-myeong and the Democratic Party even act as diplomatic disgrace for domestic politics.” In-house spokesman Jang Dong-hyuk also said, “It’s like sending a letter to the Pacific Islands and Japan, only to bring shame on yourself, and then attack again by saying that you’re going to do ‘independent secret diplomacy’ again.”
2023-09-03 05:46:41
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