Australia and South Korea have common goals when it comes to defence. But is there more to their relationship?
Defence Minister Richard Marles travelled to South Korea to meet his counterpart.When China and North Korea are your noisy neighbours, it pays to have good friends.
“There are many challenges emerging in the region, and we need all the friends we can share our values with, and Australia is at the top of that list,” Retired South Korean General Chun In-Bum told the ABC.After Mr Marles met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, he and Mr Lee agreed to “work on an enhanced bilateral framework,” Mr Marles said in a statement.
“Currently, we have a right-wing president, which means that he prefers more deterrence or strengthening alliances or partnerships with like-minded countries in the region, and will normally firm up ties with the US, Australia and Japan.” South Korea wants to sell more weapons to Australia and “would be very interested in selling warships,” to its ally, Mr Lee said.
“If you speak to leftist politicians in Korea, they've got a totally different view. If you read Korean language media, if you live in Korea, you see that Australia is just not significant in Korea. The only rationale is natural resources and selling defence materials," he said.
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