The idea to ask Korea to withdraw the GSOMIA destruction US Department of Defense official October 1st 11:47
A senior US Department of Defense official said that the South Korean government decided to abolish the Japan-Korea military information comprehensive protection agreement = GSOMIA. He renewed his idea to ask Korea for the withdrawal of GSOMIA.
Ludo, who is in charge of security policy at the US Department of Defense, spoke at the think tank in Washington, DC on the 30th.
In this, the deterioration of the relations between Japan and Korea stated that “unification of security must be maintained even if there is friction between the two countries,” and in dealing with the problems of North Korea and China, He stressed that cooperation between the three countries is indispensable.
After that, he said, “I urge Korea to return to the Military Information Comprehensive Protection Agreement = GSOMIA and renew the agreement,” renewing the idea of calling on Korea to withdraw the GSOMIA.
On the other hand, as the INF = Medium-range nuclear missile abolition treaty expired, the US government is aiming to deploy ground-launched mid-range missiles in Asia. “There are no specific plans for deployment locations at this very early stage,” he said.