“We are doing our best to avoid revocation of GSOMIA” US official Nov. 16 10:37
Japan-Korea military information comprehensive protection agreement, which is important for dealing with North Korea, etc. = GSOMIA is about to expire on the 23rd of this month. He said, “We are doing our best” to encourage dialogue between Japan and Korea.
Japan and South Korea's GSOMIA has been decided to be destroyed by Korea, but the expiry is approaching on the 23rd of this month, but the United States is calling on Korea to review the decision to discard it as it will have a major impact on China and North Korea. .
On the 15th, a senior official of the US State Department on the 15th revealed that NHK and others recently visited Korea and met with senior officials of the Korean government, stressing the importance of GSOMIA and urging it not to expire. did.
However, the senior official said that “Japan and Korea need to meet face-to-face, discuss more and resolve between Japan and Korea,” and Japan and South Korea need to discuss further to prevent revocation. is.
On top of that, he stated, “The United States is doing everything we can to engage in dialogue between Japan and Korea,” and expressed his intention to continue working with both sides.
The United States plans to maintain GSOMIA in anticipation of a defense ministers meeting between Japan, the United States, and South Korea in line with the ASEAN = Southeast Asian Union Confederation Defense Ministers Meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand.