1. The government of the Republic of Korea expresses strong protest over the fact that the Japanese government is repeating unjustifiable claims to Dokdo, as can be seen from the attendance of a high-level official of the central government at the provocative “Dokdo day” event hosted by the country’s provincial government on February 22, and urges that the event be discontinued for good.

2. The Japanese government must immediately stop making such unjustifiable claims to Dokdo, which is clearly an integral part of the ROK territory historically, geographically and under international law, and demonstrate attitude as a responsible country that humbly and squarely faces history.

* unofficial translation