Korean and Japanese defense ministers agree on resolving the ‘fighter jet’ dispute at bilateral talks.

[‘\nAt the ongoing Asia Security Conference in Singapore, the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan, participating in the Shangri-La Dialogue, held a bilateral meeting and reached an agreement on resolving the most pressing security issue between the two countries, which is the dispute over military aircraft.’,
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, ‘During the meeting at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya discussed measures to prevent a recurrence of the aircraft incident between the South Korean Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force in December 2018.’,
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, “As a result of the meeting, South Korea and Japan agreed to cooperate in complying with the ‘Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES)’ to enhance communication and prevent incidents at sea.”,
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, ‘According to this code, both navies should maintain safe distances between ships and aircraft, and commanders should avoid actions such as aiming weapons control radars at approaching ships or aircraft for simulated attacks.’,
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, ‘The two countries also agreed to establish priorities for frequencies as specified in the code to improve communication by calling and responding to each other, enhancing regular communication and building trust between the South Korean Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.’,
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, ‘To ensure the implementation of these agreements, both countries have decided to actively conduct mutual education and communication training during joint exercises and naval training activities.’,
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, ‘The South Korean Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force have drafted a document containing these agreements and plan to adhere to this document in naval operations when encountering each other in the future.’,
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, ‘Additionally, South Korea and Japan agreed to make the Korea-Japan Defense Ministerial Meeting annual and to revitalize dialogues between defense authorities, such as the Korea-Japan Defense Policy Consultative Meeting and high-level exchanges between the Korean military and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.’,
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