ロシア、北方領土海域での調査通告　日本政府は抗議

　ロシアが北方領土周辺を含む海域で３カ月間にわたる地質調査を行うと日本側に通告したことが分かった。これに対し、日本政府は「北方四島に対するわが国の立場と相いれず、受け入れられない」とロシア側に抗議した。菅義偉官房長官が２６日の記者会見で明らかにした。（2020/06/26-11:50）

Japan has protested to Russia against its geological survey in waters including around four Russian-controlled islands that Japan calls the Northern Territories, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday.
   The Russian survey is "unacceptable as it conflicts with our country's position" on the islands, Suga told a press conference.
   According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Russian authorities notified the Japan Coast Guard on June 17 of a plan to conduct the survey in the Sea of Okhotsk between June 18 and September 18.
   The ministry lodged a protest with Russia within the day of notification, urging it to cancel the survey plan.
   At the press conference, Suga stressed that the government is "always closely watching the Russian side's developments related to the Northern Territories."