Japan Welcomes WTO Ruling On South Korea Fukushima Food Row

Fakhir Rizvi Published February 23, 2018 | 08:30 AM

Tokyo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Feb, 2018 ) :Japan on Friday welcomed a World Trade Organization ruling that called for South Korea to lift an import ban on Japanese seafood, imposed after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

On Thursday, the WTO ruled on Tokyo's complaint against Seoul filed in 2015, concluding that South Korea's restrictions are inconsistent with the rules of the world's trade watchdog.

"Japan welcomes the WTO's panel report, which reflected our position," top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters.

"We request South Korea to correct swiftly and with sincerity its import restriction measures that were recognised as violating the WTO rules," Suga said.