Defense ministers of S. Korea, Japan to hold talks in Seoul over weekend

Go to Contents Go to Navigation Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Defense ministers of South Korea and Japan will hold talks in Seoul over the weekend, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday, as the two neighbors seek to enhance defense cooperation amid a positive mood in bilateral ties. Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back will meet one-on-one with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi for talks on Sunday, less than a month after their previous bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a defense forum in Singapore.

Koizumi's two-day visit to Seoul starting Saturday marks a "reciprocal visit following Ahn's trip to Yokosuka in January for talks with his Japanese counterpart," the ministry said in a release. This Reuters file photo shows Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and South Korea's Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back posing ahead of their meeting in Yokosuka, Japan, on Jan. 30, 2026.

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CLOSE SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Defense ministers of South Korea and Japan will hold talks in Seoul over the weekend, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday, as the two neighbors seek to enhance defense cooperation amid a positive mood in bilateral ties. Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back will meet one-on-one with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi for talks on Sunday, less than a month after their previous bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a defense forum in Singapore. Koizumi's two-day visit to Seoul starting Saturday marks a "reciprocal visit following Ahn's trip to Yokosuka in January for talks with his Japanese counterpart," the ministry said in a release.

This Reuters file photo shows Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and South Korea's Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back posing ahead of their meeting in Yokosuka, Japan, on Jan. 30, 2026. (Yonhap) elly@yna.

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