Defense Minister Kono “I want to meet and communicate with the Korean defense minister” September 18th 18:09
In response to interviews from media reports, Defense Minister Kono met with South Korea ’s defense minister, Jeon Kyung-Doo, on the occasion that North Korea is repeatedly launching ballistic missiles and so on. He expressed his desire to communicate with the defense authorities despite the worsening relationship between Japan and Korea.
Among them, Mr. Kono said, “There was a good partner, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa when he was a Foreign Minister. Yasaki ’s Korean High Court was trying to raise the relationship between Japan and Korea to a new height. "I am very sorry for the decision," he said, and pointed out that the Korean Supreme Court's decision led to a worsening of relations over the issue of "recruitment."
After that, “I want to meet with the defense minister of Korea at some point. In the current situation in North Korea, the cooperation between Japan and Korea will naturally become important, so I would like to proceed with good communication.” He talked with the South Korean defense minister Jeon Kyung-Doo at an opportunity and expressed his desire to communicate with the defense authorities.