South Korea, Japan reaffirm denuclearisation goal, closer defence ties
The ministers also revived joint maritime search-and-rescue drills and expanded talks on artificial intelligence and aerobatic team exchanges, citing North Korea’s nuclear buildup.
- On Sunday, South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back and Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met in Seoul, agreeing to revive joint search-and-rescue drills and reaffirming their commitment to regional stability.
- The meeting reflects positive momentum following the resumption of joint maritime search-and-rescue exercises earlier this month after a nine-year hiatus and a Saturday tour of the Black Eagles aerobatic unit in Wonju.
- Exchanges between South Korea's Black Eagles and Japan's Blue Impulse will continue, as the ministry stated, "Both ministers shared the view to continue cooperation for maintaining regional peace and stability amid a grave security environment."
- While Japan seeks a military logistics support pact known as ACSA, South Korea remains cautious, maintaining such exchanges require public persuasion given lingering unease over Japan's colonial rule.
- Despite warming ties, historical disputes over the islands known as Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan complicate the broader cooperation required against North Korea's nuclear threats and its military ties with Russia.
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The Defense Ministers of South Korea and Japan this Sunday reinforced their countries’ commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, despite North Korea’s announcements of increasing its nuclear arsenal. Officials met after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un promised to strengthen his country’s defensive capability, including equipping his navy with nuclear weapons. South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back received in Seoul his Japa…
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