South Korea and Japan Reaffirm Denuclearization Goal and Defense Ties
Defense ministers from South Korea and Japan held talks to reaffirm their shared goal of denuclearization and to strengthen defense cooperation. The meeting focused on deeper collaboration while sidestepping sensitive logistical pacts.
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S. Korea, Japan defense chiefs vow continued cooperation, sidestep sensitive logistics pact
The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan on Sunday agreed to continue security cooperations, while avoiding any mention of a politically sensitive military logistics pact that Tokyo has long sought. In a joint statement between Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi after the talks, the two ministers welcomed progress in defense exchanges, including regularized mutual visits and ministerial talks, the resumption of bilateral search-and-rescue exercises aft
By The Korea Herald
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