Defense minister makes pitch for S. Korea's bid to secure Canada's submarine project

Defense minister makes pitch for S. Korea's bid to secure Canada's submarine project

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back has made an emphatic pitch for South Korea's bid to win Canada's high-profile submarine procurement project during talks with his Canadian counterpart in Ottawa, saying the Asian country's participation in it would serve as a "turning point" for bilateral defense cooperation. Ahn and Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty met on Wednesday, hours before the "two-plus-two" meeting of the two countries' defense and foreign ministers amid Seoul's stepped-up push to se

By The Korea Herald