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195245
Fri, 07/15/2011 - 16:56
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S. Korea, China to consider cooperative mechanism to deal with offshore oil spills
SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- China responded positively to South Korea's suggestion that the two countries consider establishing a cooperative mechanism to deal with offshore oil spills, officials said Friday, amid concerns over an oil leak off the Gulf of Bohai.
Officials from South Korea's foreign ministry, the maritime ministry and other related agencies held a meeting earlier Friday and agreed to seek ways to work with China to minimize damage from offshore oil spills, participants said.
The inter-agency meeting came days after Seoul urged Beijing to swiftly provide information on a leaking rig off the Gulf of Bohai. The rig, operated by the China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), has released an unspecified amount of oil since mid-June, but the CNOOC confirmed the incident early this month.
China's media recently said the situation was under control.
After the meeting, South Korean officials conveyed their idea to China's embassy in Seoul, and the embassy responded positively, saying it would study the suggestion, officials said.
"The point is that when an oil spill happens, related information should be spread as quickly as possible ... so as to minimize damage," a South Korean official said on the customary condition of anonymity. "We will actively study how the two countries can cooperate on this."
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Officials from South Korea's foreign ministry, the maritime ministry and other related agencies held a meeting earlier Friday and agreed to seek ways to work with China to minimize damage from offshore oil spills, participants said.
The inter-agency meeting came days after Seoul urged Beijing to swiftly provide information on a leaking rig off the Gulf of Bohai. The rig, operated by the China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), has released an unspecified amount of oil since mid-June, but the CNOOC confirmed the incident early this month.
China's media recently said the situation was under control.
After the meeting, South Korean officials conveyed their idea to China's embassy in Seoul, and the embassy responded positively, saying it would study the suggestion, officials said.
"The point is that when an oil spill happens, related information should be spread as quickly as possible ... so as to minimize damage," a South Korean official said on the customary condition of anonymity. "We will actively study how the two countries can cooperate on this."
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