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German police perform a security sweep ahead of the first round Group H World Cup football match between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia at Munich's World Cup Stadium, 14 June 2006. Huge numbers of German police, supported by some 7,000 NATO soldiers, including specialist biological warfare units, have been deployed across the country for the 64-match, month-long tournament to reduce the risk posed by potential terrorists or hooligans. Meanwhile, German police 14 June said they arrested seven suspected Polish football hooligans in Dortmund where Poland was meeting Germany in a World Cup match in the evening. AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT
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Korea and Japan agree to resume EEZ talks in September
In the end, the neighboring countries failed to narrow their differences, notwithstanding that both sides sought to mark out their respective exclusive economic zones (EEZ). Korea and Japan yesterday agreed to resume the 6th EEZ talks to mark the maritime border in September. At a press conference held at the Korean embassy in Tokyo, Park Hee-kwon, head of the Korean delegation, announced that they had two days of talks and agreed to resume in September.
He stated that both sides had the same viewpoints regarding the need to mark the maritime border under international law, as well as to formulate further development between the two nations. It is reported that during the second day of the talks, Park suggested marking the border between the Dokdo islets and Oki Island; whereas, Japanese delegates asserted it should be divided. According to a government source, it is clear that Korea strove to establish the EEZ line between its Dokdo islets and Japan's Oki Island.
During the fourth round of the talks Korea proposed a new border that would expand Korea's EEZ in the shared waters surrounding the disputed islands of Dokdo in the East Sea, but Japan rejected it, saying that the maritime survey around the islets is illegal and it can be considered an invasion of territory. According to a source, Tokyo definitely struck down Seoul's proposal.
Korean officials say a breakthrough is very unlikely at this time. Japan asked Korea to introduce a system that would allow the two countries to explore each other's waters upon prior notice, but Korea has vetoed the suggestion, saying it is natural Korea surveys its own maritime areas. Currently, the two sides call the waters between them the "middle zone" following a decision in 1996, and in the end, EEZ talks between the two sides have never actually resumed since June, 2000.
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 / 입력시간: 2006. 06.15. 09:22
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