Senior defense officials of Korea, Japan reaffirm 3-way cooperation with US for regional peace
Senior defense officials of Korea and Japan reaffirmed Tuesday that their trilateral cooperation with the United States is vital to ensuring peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and beyond, also pledging continued efforts to expand defense exchanges. Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee shared the view with his Japanese counterpart, Atsushi Ando, during their talks on the margins of the Seoul…
Senior defense officials from South Korea and Japan emphasized on Tuesday that their trilateral cooperation with the United States is crucial for ensuring peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and beyond. This was disclosed by Seoul's defense ministry in a recent release.
Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee expressed his perspective during talks alongside his Japanese counterpart, Atsushi Ando, at the Seoul Defense Dialogue, according to the ministry. Both parties concurred that bilateral and trilateral collaboration between Korea, Japan, and the US is indispensable for maintaining peace and stability not only on the Korean Peninsula but throughout the region.
The two sides agreed to sustain communication and ongoing endeavors to establish stable, mutually beneficial, and forward-looking defense exchanges grounded in mutual understanding and trust. Ando represented Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at the forum, who had to miss the event due to his visit to a contentious wartime shrine in Tokyo. The shrine's attendance was criticized by some in South Korea, as it is viewed as emblematic of Japan's imperialistic past.
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