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S. Korean, Chinese defense chiefs agree to boost strategic communications

By Yonhap

Published : Nov. 17, 2019 - 21:32

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BANGKOK -- The defense ministers of South Korea and China held bilateral talks in Bangkok on Sunday and agreed to boost their defense relations for regional peace and stability, Seoul‘s defense ministry said. 

During the meeting, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, exchanged their assessments of regional security situations, commending each government’s efforts for the denuclearization of and the establishment of a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, according to the ministry.

They also discussed key pending issues, including their push to set up more military hotlines, as well as Jeong‘s envisioned visit to China next year, through which the two sides seek to foster bilateral exchanges and cooperation in defense, it added.  

South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe hold hands during a bilateral summit on the sidelines of ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Bangkok on Sunday. (Yonhap) South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe hold hands during a bilateral summit on the sidelines of ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Bangkok on Sunday. (Yonhap)

Currently, the two sides have one such military communication channel between Seoul’s master control and reporting center and China‘s northern theater command. 

“The ministers shared the notion that their countries need to strengthen strategic communications for peace and stability of Northeast Asia,” the ministry said in a release. Sunday’s meeting was held on the sidelines of the 6th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers‘ Meeting-Plus.

The top defense officials from the two countries last met in Singapore in June. Last month, the two countries held their first vice ministerial-level defense talks in five years, signaling a recovery of their bilateral ties, which had deteriorated since 2014 over Seoul’s decision to host an advanced US missile defense system. 

In 2016, Seoul and Washington officially announced their plan to deploy a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery to South Korea, leading to the suspension of defense exchanges until earlier this year. (Yonhap)

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