US-Korea defense ministers meeting GSOMIA destruction decision review request or November 15 12:25
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It seems that the US Secretary of Defense, Esper, is meeting with the defense minister Jeon Kyung-Doo in Seoul, South Korea, and is seeking to review the decision to destroy the Japan-Korea Military Information Comprehensive Protection Agreement (GSOMIA). While GSOMIA remains in effect for a week, the US side is working harder.
A regular security talk between the United States and South Korea began in Seoul in the morning of the 15th, with the attendance of the US Secretary of Defense Esper and the defense minister Jeon Kyung-Doo of Korea.
Secretary Esper stated in the aircraft dedicated to South Korea that it must “maintain” Japan-Korea Military Information Comprehensive Protection Agreement = GSOMIA, and seems to have asked Korea to review its decision to destroy it. The
On the 14th, the top of the US military uniform group, Chairman Milly Integration Staff Headquarters revealed that GSOMIA was also discussed in talks with the Korean side, and while the expiration of GSOMIA was approaching on the 23rd of this month, the United States to Korea We are strengthening our efforts.
On the other hand, the Korean side has not lost its position that Japan will not be able to respond to the review of the destruction of GSOMIA unless Japan withdraws the strengthening of export control, and it is unclear whether the situation can be overcome in the remaining week. .