The two nations aim to enhance bilateral and trilateral security cooperation through high-level visits and exercises
South Korean defense minister Shin Won-sik (third from the left) reviews Japanese Self-Defense Force's honor guards before a bilateral meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, July 28, 2024 | Image: ROK Ministry of National Defense
South Korea and Japan agreed to bolster defense cooperation and exchanges during a meeting between their defense chiefs in Tokyo on Sunday. The ministers concurred on the importance of trilateral security cooperation with the U.S. amid escalating threats from North Korea and strengthening Russia-North Korea military ties.
As a follow-up to their June meeting, the defense ministers committed to reviving mutual visits, resuming consultative bodies and unit exchanges between their armed forces and restarting joint search and rescue exercises. The two nations pledged to maintain close communication on regional and global security issues as key partners and to continually reinforce bilateral and trilateral security collaboration based on mutual trust.
South Korea and Japan agreed to bolster defense cooperation and exchanges during a meeting between their defense chiefs in Tokyo on Sunday. The ministers concurred on the importance of trilateral security cooperation with the U.S. amid escalating threats from North Korea and strengthening Russia-North Korea military ties.
As a follow-up to their June meeting, the defense ministers committed to reviving mutual visits, resuming consultative bodies and unit exchanges between their armed forces and restarting joint search and rescue exercises. The two nations pledged to maintain close communication on regional and global security issues as key partners and to continually reinforce bilateral and trilateral security collaboration based on mutual trust.
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