Korea Request information sharing to Japan based on “GSOMIA” Oct. 2
South Korea ’s defense minister Jeon Kyung-Doo, who is supposed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile, is based on the “GSOMIA,” a comprehensive military information protection agreement between Japan and Korea that is valid until next month. Revealed that they had requested to share military information.
The military information protection agreement between Japan and South Korea = “GSOMIA” will be ineffective at midnight on the 23rd of next month following the decision of the Korean side to destroy it. On the morning of the 2nd, a member of the Diet committee asked whether Japan requested information sharing after being launched by North Korea.
Regarding this, Defense Minister Chung said, “There was no request from Japan, but the Korean side reported that it requested Japan to share information based on“ GSOMIA ”.
According to the officials of the Korean Defense Ministry, this is the first time that South Korea has requested to share information after deciding to discard “GSOMIA”.
Regarding the “GSOMIA”, the US, which emphasizes the cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea, has expressed the idea of requesting the South Korea to review its decision to cancel, but the Korean side will not be able to withdraw unless measures to tighten export control by the Japanese government are withdrawn. , Indicating that we will not review it.