US expects S. Korea to 'uphold' alliance standards amid intelligence cooperation concerns: senior official
WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. official said Friday that Washington expects Seoul to "uphold" the standards of their decadeslong alliance, amid heightened concerns over apparent friction in the countries' intelligence cooperation. "We expect the ROK to uphold the standards of our decadeslong alliance, in particular concerning matters of intelligence and counterintelligence," the senior U.S.…
A high-ranking U.S. official has stated that Washington anticipates Seoul to maintain the standards of their longstanding alliance, especially in the realm of intelligence and counterintelligence, as heightened concerns emerge regarding friction in intelligence cooperation between the two nations. The senior administration official conveyed this message to Yonhap News Agency through a written statement, addressing inquiries about the state of bilateral intelligence collaboration.
This statement follows a series of speculations regarding bilateral friction, triggered by South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) revealing its exclusion from a June trilateral meeting with Japan on North Korean cyber threats. Local media reports suggested that the NIS was excluded at the request of Washington. The relationship between South Korea and the United States has witnessed signs of discord in the intelligence sector following the aforementioned incident.
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