GSOMIA maintenance Korea “conditional” emphasis relationship improvement is unclear

GSOMIA maintenance Korea “conditional” emphasis relationship improvement is unclear November 23rd 4:03

The Korean government announced that it would suspend the Korean government's notification that it had ended, and GSOMIA will be maintained. It was. However, officials from Cheong Wa Dae emphasized that this is a “conditional” measure that requires the progress of future Japan-Korea consultations on export control, and it is unclear whether it will lead to improvements in Japan-Korea relations.

Korea ’s presidential office, Kim Yoo-Gun (National Security Office), Deputy General Secretary, announced on the 22nd that Korea ’s notification that the expiry of GSOMIA, which was expiring at midnight, will end, will be “stopped”. GSOMIA will be maintained.

In addition, regarding the measures that Japan has tightened export control of three items such as semiconductor raw materials for South Korea, while the policy dialogue between the Japanese and Korean governments is proceeding normally, the procedure for appeal to the WTO = World Trade Organization will be stopped. Revealed.

However, officials from Cheong Wa Dae stressed that this measure is a “conditional” provisional measure that requires the progress of future Japan-Korea consultations on export control.

Furthermore, if the Japanese side cannot draw a concession, including measures that exclude South Korea from the preferential countries for export control, it is said that “GSOMIA can be terminated at any time”.

According to Cheong Wa Dae officials, a series of negotiations on GSOMIA and export control issues did not address the issue of “recruitment” during the Pacific War that triggered the deterioration of Japan-Korea relations. It is unclear whether this will lead to improvement in Japan-Korea relations.