韓国野党議員が竹島上陸　日本政府は抗議

　【ソウル時事】韓国の革新系最大野党「共に民主党」の国会議員３人を含む１７人が３０日、島根県の竹島（韓国名・独島）に上陸した。同党によると、議員らは日本の領有権主張を糾弾した。
　日本外務省は同日、韓国側に抗議。鯰博行アジア大洋州局長は在日韓国大使館の金壯※（※火ヘンに玄）次席公使に対し、「竹島は歴史的事実に照らしても、国際法上も明らかに日本固有の領土である」として「到底受け入れられず極めて遺憾だ」と申し入れた。（2024/04/30-18:47）

Seventeen people, including three lawmakers of South Korea's biggest opposition Democratic Party, have landed on Sea of Japan islands claimed by Tokyo.
   Setting foot on the islands, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, on Tuesday, they accused Japan for claiming sovereignty over the islands, which are under the effective control of South Korea, according to the party.
   Japan's Foreign Ministry lodged a protest with the South Korean side later in the day.
   Hiroyuki Namazu, director-general of the ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, told Kim Jang-hyun, a senior official at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo, that the islands are obviously an inherent territory of Japan in light of historical facts and based on international law.
   The landing was totally unacceptable and extremely regrettable, Namazu said.