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S. Korea to scrap military info-sharing pact with Japan

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  • Published Aug 22, 2019 6:47 pm KST
  • Updated Aug 25, 2019 9:38 am KST

Kim You-geun, deputy director of South Korea's presidential national security office, announces the decision to terminate a bilateral agreement with Japan on exchanging classified military information or GSOMIA at the presidential office, Thursday

South Korea announced its decision Thursday to ditch a bilateral agreement with Japan on exchanging classified military information, citing a "grave change" in security cooperation conditions attributable to Japan's export restrictions.

Seoul plans to inform Tokyo of the measure before the Aug. 24 deadline via a diplomatic channel, according to Kim You-geun, deputy director of South Korea's presidential national security office.

The government concluded that it does not meet the national interest to maintain the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), he said in a statement. (Yonhap)