S. Korea, Japan defense chiefs vow continued cooperation, sidestep sensitive logistics pact

The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan on Sunday agreed to continue security cooperations, while avoiding any mention of a politically sensitive military logistics pact that Tokyo has long sought. In a joint statement between Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi after the talks, the two ministers welcomed progress in defense exchanges, including regularized mutual visits and ministerial talks, the resumption of bilateral search-and-rescue exercises aft

By The Korea Herald

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