South Korea's decision to scrap a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan has led to an increasingly public split with the United States, ...
SEOUL: South Korea's decision to scrap a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan has led to an increasingly public split with the United States, just when the allies face rising tensions with North Korea and new competition from China and Russia.
"As a security organisation, we wanted to hear about North Korea's denuclearisation and the issues of the alliance from him, but we found the timing did not quite fit because all the attention is focused on the GSOMIA issue," a group representative told Reuters. Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Tuesday bilateral and trilateral cooperation between Japan, South Korea, and the United States was crucial and urged Seoul to reconsider scrapping the ban before it officially expires in November.US officials had largely stayed on the sidelines of the spiralling dispute but expressed concern and disappointment with Seoul's decision not to renew the GSOMIA pact. It also caught them off guard.
"The United States has repeatedly made clear to the Moon administration that this decision would have a negative effect, not only in the bilateral relationship with Japan, but on US security interests and those of other friends and allies," he said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
South Korea says the decision was unrelated to the alliance with the United States and trilateral cooperation with Japan. A defence ministry spokeswoman in Seoul said South Korea and the United States maintain close cooperation and there had been"sufficient" consultation before the GSOMIA announcement.
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