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Chinese Ambassador to Korea Ning Fukui on Monday expressed ¡°deep regret¡± on behalf of the Chinese government over a clash between Korean coast guards and Chinese fishermen illegally fishing in Korean waters that killed one coast guard.
The Ministry said Ning visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and said the Chinese government is paying special attention to this case and is running an investigation on its own, and will reinforce training to eradicate illegal fishing.
Ning reportedly explained that a visit by the consul in the Chinese Consulate in Gwangju to the mortuary of the deceased coast guard on Sunday came on behalf of the Chinese government.
The government had summoned Ning to the Foreign Ministry on Monday and protested at the incident, demanding that the Chinese government take effective steps to root out illegal fishing in Korean waters. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Moon Tae-young said, ¡°We contacted the Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Friday last week, expressed our regret at the incident, and demanded the Chinese government to come up with measures to prevent it from happening again.¡±
Eleven Chinese fishermen who were illegally fishing off the coast of Shinan County, South Jeolla Province on Thursday last week wielded shovels and iron pipes at Korean coast guards who were trying to get on board to arrest them, killing one officer, Park Gyeong-jo, and wounding six others.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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