Japan plans to maintain intelligence-sharing pact with S. Korea despite frayed ties

    Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-29 21:08:49|Editor: Shi Yinglun
    Video PlayerClose

    TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan on Monday said it should maintain an intelligence-sharing pact with South Korea despite sinking bilateral ties between both countries.

    "It is important for the two countries to cooperate with each other on issues that should be dealt with in a cooperative manner," Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.

    Japan's top government spokesperson did concede, however, that ties between both countries are in "a very difficult situation."

    The General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) is a bilateral military intelligence-sharing accord signed between both countries in November 2016.

    The accord comes up for renewal each year, but can be cancelled by either party giving notice by Aug. 24.

    Suga, however, said the deal remained significant and underscored the fact that since it was originally signed, it has been automatically renewed each year.

    "We have automatically renewed the pact every year based on a recognition that it has strengthened bilateral security cooperation and contributed to peace and stability in the region," Japan's top government spokesperson said.

    Ties between Japan and South Korea have sunk to their lowest level in recent times amid issues of wartime history and trade disputes.

    Owing to Japan's use of Korean forced laborers during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's Supreme Court has ordered some Japanese companies to pay compensation to the Korean victims.

    Japan, however, maintains that the issue of wartime forced labor was resolved in a bilateral accord inked in 1965 between both parties and believes that Seoul has not cooperated with the setting up of an arbitration panel to address the matter.

    Japan then tightened its export controls on three key materials widely imported by South Korea and used in the manufacturing of semiconductors and panels for TVs and smartphones.

    Seoul maintains the stricter export controls imposed by Tokyo earlier this month were retaliation for the perceived lack of cooperation on arbitration for the wartime labor dispute, although Tokyo has insisted the move was made for reasons of national security.

    As the rift between both sides widens, Japan said it will decide early next month whether to remove South Korea from its list of countries given preferential treatment when it comes to purchasing particular products that could also be used for military purposes.

    The decision by Japan on whether to remove South Korea from its preferential "white list" will be made on Aug. 2 and will likely take effect from later the same month, sources close to the matter said.

    If Japan goes ahead with the move, which will be endorsed by the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, it will be the first time a country has been removed from Japan's white list.

    Seoul has been on the white list since 2004 and has been guaranteed preferential treatment in terms of importing certain products from Japan.

    Suga said late last week that the trade ministry is still conducting reviews of public sentiment here towards removing South Korea from its white list and maintained that nothing had been formally decided as yet.

    Japan has a total of 27 countries on its whitelist, including the United States, Britain, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina, and whitelisted countries can, through simplified procedures, receive products exported from Japan that could be potentially be diverted for military use.

    In order to export the products to countries not on the white list, the countries need to obtain approval from Japan's trade ministry.

    TOP STORIES
    EDITOR’S CHOICE
    MOST VIEWED
    EXPLORE XINHUANET
    010020070750000000000000011100001382677381
    主站蜘蛛池模板: 最近中文字幕免费mv视频8| 全彩acg无翼乌| 国产一级淫片a视频免费观看| 国产99视频精品草莓免视看| 八区精品色欲人妻综合网| 亚洲福利视频一区| 五月婷婷丁香网| 中文字幕国产剧情| avtt天堂网久久精品| 欧美精品无需播放器在线观看 | 久久99精品一区二区三区| www.波多野| www.亚洲日本| 精品视频一区二区三区在线观看| 爱豆传媒视频在线网址最新| 曰批视频免费30分钟成人| 宅男66lu国产在线观看| 国产精品538一区二区在线| 国产乱人伦av在线a| 亚洲精品中文字幕乱码三区| 久久久久无码专区亚洲AV| 99久久精品国产免费| 香蕉视频在线观看www| 男人桶女人的肌肌30分| 日本道v高清免费| 国内剧果冻传媒在线观看网站| 国产内射爽爽大片视频社区在线| 免费一级在线观| 久久婷婷成人综合色| 91麻豆精品福利在线观看| 越南大胆女人体337p欣赏| 欧美黑人xxxx性高清版| 无人在线观看视频高清视频8 | 日产乱码卡一卡2卡三卡四多p| 国产高清在线精品一区| 国产99视频精品草莓免视看 | 可以直接看的毛片| 亚洲AV无码乱码在线观看富二代| japanese性暴力| 色噜噜视频影院| 最新版天堂中文在线|