Seoul signs intel sharing pact with Bangkok
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha listen to their national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Sept. 2. AP-YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulBANGKOK, Thailand ― As trade friction with Japan shows no imminent sign of abating, South Korea is aiming to expand its security partnership with Thailand.In a renewed sign of interest in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Seoul signed a military intelligence-sharing agreement, a General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), with Bangkok.The agreement came after South Korea ended its GSOMIA with Japan in a deepening trade dispute triggered by Tokyo's decision to remove Seoul from its list of most trusted trading partners in response to the South Korean Supreme Court's ruling last year, which ordered Japanese companies to compensate surviving Koreans who were forced to work for them before and during World War II.“Based on a very high level of mutual trust, South Korea agreed with Thailand to strengthen security-related
Sep 2, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul