{
  "id": 6281299,
  "title": "Defense chiefs of Korea, Czech Republic discuss expanding defense cooperation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/defense-chiefs-of-korea-czech-republic-discuss-expanding-defense-6281299",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T13:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20260908/defense-chiefs-of-korea-czech-republic-discuss-expanding-defense-cooperation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met with his Czech counterpart Jaromir Zuna on Tuesday to explore ways to enhance defense and arms cooperation, according to Seoul's defense ministry statement. The meeting took place during the Seoul Defense Dialogue, where Zuna attended a plenary session. Zuna expressed high regard for the current bilateral cooperation between the two nations in various sectors, including nuclear power plants, and indicated a desire to further expand defense and security sector exchanges. In response, Ahn committed to strengthening defense cooperation and deepening complementary relations leveraging each country's strengths in different areas. Ahn also urged Zuna to back Seoul's stance on North Korea, given the significant threat posed by the North's advancing nuclear and missile capabilities to the international community. In addition to his meeting with Zuna, Ahn also met with Papua New Guinea's Defense Minister Elias Kapavore to discuss expanding defense cooperation.",
  "summary": "Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met with his Czech counterpart on Tuesday to discuss ways to strengthen defense and arms cooperation, Seoul's defense ministry said. Ahn met with Czech Defense Minister Jaromir Zuna on the sidelines of the Seoul Defense Dialogue in Seoul, where Zuna participated in a plenary session, according to the ministry. Zuna highly assessed the state of bilateral cooperation…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Senior defense officials of S. Korea, Japan reaffirm 3-way cooperation with U.S. for regional peace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/senior-defense-officials-of-s-korea-japan-reaffirm-3-way-cooperation",
        "published": "2026-09-08T11:35:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Senior defense officials of Korea, Japan reaffirm 3-way cooperation with US for regional peace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/senior-defense-officials-of-korea-japan-reaffirm-3-way-cooperation",
        "published": "2026-09-08T13:27:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}