Japan, South Korea to speed up talks over pending military issues
SINGAPORE – Japan and South Korea agreed on Sunday to quickly resolve disputes over past military encounters that stand in the way of closer security cooperation, Japan’s Defence Minister said at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore.
“We discussed pending issues” and agreed “to accelerate talks, including steps to prevent a recurrence” of a 2018 radar incident, Mr Hamada told reporters after the meeting.In the 2018 incident, Seoul denied Tokyo’s assertion thatsparking a dispute that has hampered the Asian neighbours’ relationship.
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