Scholz visits DMZ as South Korea, Germany to sign pact to boost defence cooperation
SEOUL - South Korea and Germany will soon sign an agreement aimed at protecting military secrets to boost defence cooperation, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Sunday as he met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Seoul.
South Korea, which recently pursued a similar information-sharing pact with Canada, has moved to expand its defence industry amid rising demand driven by the war in Ukraine and other global tensions, but has so far refused to provide weapons to Kyiv. “From now, I expect South Korea and Germany will further expand reciprocal and future-oriented cooperation and strengthen the solidarity for peace and prosperity of Europe and Asia,” he said in opening remarks at the meeting with Mr Scholz.
Germany’s history as a divided nation had been overcome, he said, but division persists on the Korean peninsula.
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