Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said on the 9th during a National Assembly interpellation session that there has been no discussion about the possibility of resuming imports of Japanese seafood.
At the National Assembly interpellation session, when Joo Ho-young of the People Power Party asked, "Some media reported that 'President Lee Jae-myung signaled a willingness in Japan to resume imports of Japanese seafood.' Is that baseless?" he stated accordingly.
Joo asked, "When President Lee was leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, party figures opposed imports of Japanese seafood. If imports are to resume, shouldn't Democratic Party lawmakers be persuaded first?"
Kim replied, "This is not a matter of political persuasion but first a matter of scientific review of whether Japanese seafood can be judged sufficiently safe."
He added, "This is an issue that should be decided based on a national consensus," and, "Because it takes time for related harmful factors to actually affect our coastline, an objective and scientific judgment is needed."