South Korea's Foreign Ministry summons Japan envoy in trade spat; South Korean presidential official says Seoul could end military pact with Japan.
South Korea’s foreign minister says the United States has “many concerns” over the trade row between Seoul and Tokyo and is offering to help its allies find an end to their dispute.
They held the three-way discussions on the sidelines of an Asian security forum in Bangkok. The meeting came as Japanese-South Korean relations nosedived after Japan downgraded South Korea’s trade status. South Korea responded in kind and has threatened further retaliation including possibly ending a military intelligence sharing agreement.U.S.
Kim Hyun-chong, deputy director of South Korea’s presidential National Security Office, said Friday his government will review whether it could continue sharing sensitive military information with Japan when it continues to claim bilateral trust has deteriorated while justifying its trade curbs. South Korean officials didn’t immediately offer a specific explanation on how Japan’s removal from Seoul’s 29-country list would impact trade, but said more details will be provided in a news conference next week.
President Moon Jae-in made the comments on Friday ahead of an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the Japanese measures, which South Korea says could hurt its export-dependent economy. The ministry says South Korea, beginning Aug. 28, will be in Group B of countries with certain levels of export controls.
Kang said South Korea is “gravely concerned” by Japan’s move that is challenging the region’s goal of expanding free flow of trade and commerce. Seko said Friday’s decision was necessary for Japan to maintain appropriate export controls for national security, and was not meant to retaliate over the dispute involving Korean wartime labor issue.
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