韩国强烈抗议日本地方政府就争议竹岛（韩国称独岛）举办活动。外交部召见驻首尔最高级日本外交官，并要求立即取消该仪式。这些小岛长期以来一直是邻国之间紧张关系的来源。
周日，韩国外交部对日本岛根县组织的“竹岛日”活动提出强烈反对。该仪式有日本高级政府官员出席，首尔称其是对其领土独岛的不正当主权主张。外交部在其声明中指出，“独岛在历史上、地理上和国际法上显然是韩国的固有领土”，并敦促日本放弃毫无根据的主张，以谦虚的态度面对历史。一名高级日本外交官被召至首尔外交部大楼，接收正式抗议。韩国实际控制的这些名为竹岛（日本称）独岛（韩国称）的小岛，是邻国之间长期紧张的根源。两国关系因日本1910年至1945年对朝鲜半岛殖民统治而持续紧张。日本内阁府派遣一名副大臣出席活动，并非内阁大臣。日本外交部周日无人可用评论，总理办公室电话无人接听。首尔多次抗议日本领土主张，包括周五就日本外相在议会讲话中主张东京主权的言论提出投诉。该海域拥有肥沃渔场，据首尔称，可能蕴藏价值数十亿美元的天然气水合物。
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