South Korea will 'actively utilize the trilateral information-sharing channel with the United States as the intermediary' in place of the accord with Japan.
that enabled the two key Washington allies to exchange such information directly.
The intensifying trade and diplomatic dispute was sparked by a run of South Korean court rulings against Japanese firms, requiring them to pay for forced labor during World War II – a long-standing point of contention. But now South Korea will"actively utilize the trilateral information-sharing channel with the United States as the intermediary" in place of the accord, said Kim Hyun-chong, a national security official at the presidential Blue House.
It came after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that Washington was"disappointed" about South Korea's move to end the pact.
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