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The Blue House said the United States understood our position and decision, but Secretary of State Pompeio responded openly and disappointed. The Pentagon, the US Department of Defense, also expressed strong regret and disappointment.

Washington's response is delivered by correspondent Washington Sohn.

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Secretary of State Pompey said she was disappointed by the South Korean government's decision to speak with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa shortly after the announcement of the end of Gisomia.

[Secretary of State Pompeio / US: I spoke with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa this morning. The United States is disappointed to see South Korea's decision on an information sharing agreement.]

Against the backdrop of disappointment, Pompey emphasized that the relationship between Korea and Japan is important not only for North Korea but for the world as well.

Following this, the two countries urged a dialogue saying they hope to return the relationship to the right place.

The Pentagon also made two comments and criticized our government's decision.

An Eastburn spokesman said in an afternoon comment that he expressed strong concern and disappointment.

Mr. Eastburn said in the morning that the two countries encouraged the United States to work together quickly to resolve the disagreement.

It is extremely unusual for the US government to express disappointment in an alliance decision.

US media and research institutes also fear that the US-ROK alliance and security cooperation will be broken, and that the decision will be good news for China and North Korea.

The situation is urgent, and it is reported that Cho Yoon-je, the ambassador to the United States, will return to the embassy.