In response to these actions, the Japanese government decided that the Korean Empire had no intension of abiding by the agreement which ruled that the Korean Empire was to discuss any diplomatic matters with the Japanese government; the Japanese government began asking for the Second Korea-Japan Agreement so that they could totally control the diplomatic rights of Korea.
これらの行動を受けて、日本政府は大韓帝国が外交案件について日本政府と協議のうえ決定・処理しなければならないとしていた同条約を遵守する意志がないと考え、日本が韓国の外交権を完全に掌握できる第二次日韓協約の締結を要求するようになる。