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At 1 p.m. the same day, U.S. President George W. Bush in a special interview with Asian reporters at the White House said he was well aware of the issue. “I asked (Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice) to review it, and the database will be restored where it was seven days ago,” he said.

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names’ website showing search results for the Dokdo islets after it restored the entries to mark them under Korean sovereignty.

Bush added the issue should be resolved peacefully between Korea and Japan and promised the U.S. State Department would handle it well. Bush elaborated on the issue showing maps describing Korea, Japan, Ulleung Island and Dokdo.

The interview came at the request of Asian newspapers including the Chosun Ilbo, China’s People's Daily, Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post and Thailand’s Bangkok Post.

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