Talks between Governor Tamaki and Prime Minister Abe end without reaching an agreement

Talks between Governor Tamaki and Prime Minister Abe end without reaching an agreement

Meeting between Governor Denny Tamaki (left) and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on November 28 at the prime minister’s official residence


November 28, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition

 

In the afternoon of November 28, Governor Denny Tamaki met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister’s official residence to discuss the new base construction in Henoko, Nago City in association with the relocation of the U.S. military Futenma Air Station. During the meeting, the governor requested the suspension of the land reclamation construction for the new base. Prime Minister Abe expressed his opinion of continuing with the construction by saying, “This plan has been in place with the U.S. for quite some time now.”

This meeting, which marked the conclusion of intense negotiations that began with Governor Tamaki’s proposal, ended without reaching an agreement. Governor Tamaki plans to petition the Central and Local Government Dispute Management Council, which objects the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation’s decision to reinstate the land reclamation construction.

(English translation by T&CT and Chelsea Ashimine)

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