S. Korea welcomes U.S. move in support of claim to islets

S. Korea welcomes U.S. move in support of claim to islets

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's spokesman Lee Dong Kwan speaks at a press conference at the presidential office in Seoul on July 31. South Korea welcomed the U.S. government's decision to restore wording in a geographic names database to indicate that a pair of isles claimed by Japan are South Korean territory. The rocky islets are located in what South Korea calls the East Sea and Japan calls the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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