SEOUL –
Defense Minister Koizumi met with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back in Seoul on the morning of June 28, with the 2 ministers agreeing to proceed cooperation between Japan and South Korea, in addition to amongst Japan, the United States and South Korea.
The ministers welcomed the June 7 SAREX joint search and rescue train between the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the South Korean Navy, the primary such drill in about 9 years, in addition to discussions between protection authorities on the sector of synthetic intelligence. They confirmed a coverage of additional growing cooperation in these areas.
The two sides additionally agreed to proceed increasing cooperation and exchanges following a January 2026 go to by the South Korean Air Force aerobatic workforce Black Eagles to Naha Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture.
However, a Defense Ministry official declined to touch upon whether or not the ministers mentioned an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, or ACSA, which might enable the 2 international locations to easily present one another with gasoline and different provides.
Source: FNN