GSOMIA South Korea to talk at the National Security Conference today, November 21 4:06

Korea's President Mun Jae-in will open an NSC = National Security Council in the afternoon of the 21st to discuss GSOMIA, a Japan-Korea military information comprehensive protection agreement that is about to expire at midnight on the 23rd. It is seen. As the US calls for a review of the decision to abandon GSOMIA, the discussion at NSC attracts attention.

Cheong Wa Dae is scheduled to hold a regular NSC = National Security Conference hosted by President Moon on the afternoon of the 21st.

Senior officials and major ministers of Cheong Wa Dae will attend the meeting, and it is expected to discuss the Japan-Korea Military Information Comprehensive Protection Agreement (GSOMIA), which is expiring at midnight on the 23rd.

About GSOMIA President Moon appeared on a special TV program on the 19th, stating that "the effort to avoid destruction will continue until the last moment".

On the other hand, in order to extend GSOMIA, the Japanese side repeated the conventional assertion that it was necessary to withdraw the strengthening of export control, and emphasized the idea that the impact would be limited even if it expired.

Korea, which has decided to abolish GSOMIA, has repeatedly asked its allies to review the decision.

However, in South Korea, public opinion supporting the destruction of GSOMIA persists as the relationship with Japan deteriorates, and the Mun administration, which is scheduled for the general election in April next year, will dispose of GSOMIA as a countermeasure against Japan. It seems that it is not a good idea to overturn, and the Korean media tells them that the revocation of GSOMIA is inevitable.

Under these circumstances, the NSC held on the 21st is attracting attention as to what kind of discussion will be held over GSOMIA.

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In South Korea, as GSOMIA is about to expire, President Moon is expected to hold an NSC = National Security Conference in the afternoon of the 21st to discuss the situation. There is a view that.