South Korea to destroy GSOMIA with Japan August 22 18:26
Regarding the comprehensive military information protection agreement = “GSOMIA” between Japan and South Korea, the Korean government has announced that it has decided to destroy it without extending it. The conflict between Japan and Korea will also spread to the security field.
Military Information Comprehensive Protection Agreement = “GSOMIA” was signed by Japan and Korea in 2016 and is extended every year, but if either of them is notified by August 24 every year, the agreement can be canceled. It has become.
As the deadline for automatic renewal approaches, Cheong Wa Dae held an NSC = National Security Conference at 3 pm on the 22nd and discussed “GSOMIA” with Japan.
Then, around 6:20 pm, President Kim Yu-gung (National Security Office) Deputy Director General of the National Security Office will hold a press conference and announce the results of discussions at the NSC. It is that we decided.
In South Korea, there was an opinion that “GSOMIA” should be abolished as a countermeasure, following the decision by the Japanese government to exclude Korea from the preferential export control countries.
On the other hand, Japan and the United States called for the continuation of “GSOMIA”. With the abolition of the agreement by the Korean side, the conflict between Japan and Korea has spread to the security field. * Kim Yu-gun.