April 19, 2021 09:43
The U.S. climate envoy has said it is inappropriate for his country to intervene in Japan s plan to dump radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. We don t think it is appropriate for the U.S. to jump in to the process that s already under way and where there are very clear rules and expectations, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry told reporters in Seoul on Sunday. The U.S. is confident that the government of Japan has had full consultation with IAEA, that IAEA has set up a very rigorous process, he added.
In this photo provided by U.S. Embassy Seoul, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong upon his arrival for the banquet at the Foreign Minister s residence in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (U.S. Embassy Seoul via AP) world
U.S. envoy Kerry in S Korea for climate talks Today 05:20 am JST Today | 06:26 am JST SEOUL, South Korea
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met with South Korea’s foreign minister in Seoul on Saturday for talks ahead of a virtual climate summit of world leaders called by President Joe Biden for next week.
John Kerry, left, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong in Seoul on April 17. (U.S. Embassy Seoul via AP)
SEOUL U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met with South Korea’s foreign minister in Seoul on Saturday for talks ahead of a virtual climate summit of world leaders called by President Joe Biden for next week.
Kerry arrived in South Korea after a four-day visit to China where he held closed-door meetings with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai.
While Kerry’s discussions with South Korea s Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong were focused on Biden’s climate meeting and another video summit on environmental issues that South Korea will host in May, Chung also conveyed Seoul’s “serious concerns” over Japanese government plans to start releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea in two years.
After China, US envoy Kerry in S. Korea for climate talks
KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press
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1of2In this photo provided by U.S. Embassy Seoul, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong upon his arrival for the banquet at the Foreign Minister s residence in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (U.S. Embassy Seoul via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of2In this photo provided by U.S. Embassy Seoul, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, right, pose for photograph at the Foreign Minister s residence in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (U.S. Embassy Seoul via AP)APShow MoreShow Less