Shin Won-sik calls the “mud balloon” coarse and vulgar in front of the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan.

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‘Right now in Singapore, the Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, is underway with the defense ministers of major Indo-Pacific countries in attendance. Even at this event, the topic of North Korea’s balloon propaganda came up. Let\’s connect live to the scene in Singapore.’,
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“Reporter Choi Jae-young, our defense minister strongly criticized North Korea’s balloon propaganda at the event. Can you tell us more about what was said?”,
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“Defense Minister Song Young-moo, at the Asia Security Summit attended by defense ministers of major Indo-Pacific countries, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, strongly denounced North Korea’s ‘balloon propaganda’ and urged for its immediate cessation.”,
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‘[Song Young-moo/Defense Minister: It is a despicable and low act that cannot be imagined by a normal state. It is inhumane and a clear and major violation of the armistice agreement.]’,
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“The U.S. congressional delegation that met with Minister Song also expressed solidarity, calling North Korea’s balloon propaganda distribution ‘vile and unacceptable.’ Minister Song pointed out that the support of weapons by a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council to a regime that violates Security Council resolutions, such as North Korea and Russia’s weapon trade, poses a threat to peace on the Korean Peninsula and is a ‘betrayal of the international community.’ He strongly criticized Russia for this behavior.”,
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“At the meeting between the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan, there was interest in whether there would be measures to prevent the recurrence of past disputes, such as the radar incident that occurred during the previous administration. What was the conclusion on this?”,
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“After last-minute coordination, the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan sat down together tonight at 6 p.m. our time.”,
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“At the meeting, the long-standing ‘jet-fighter-radar incident’ issue, which has been pointed out as an obstacle to military exchanges between South Korea and Japan, was discussed and the results were just announced.”,
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“Both sides agreed to adhere to the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES), an international rule that stipulates safety procedures and communication guidelines when military forces encounter each other accidentally at sea, to prevent a recurrence of the ‘jet-fighter incident’. They reached consensus on three specific measures to ensure mutual safety.”,
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“They agreed to first prioritize communication frequencies listed in the CUES, expand the communication channel between our Navy headquarters and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and conduct communication training to master these practices.”,
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“A military official stated that since the negotiations focused on enhancing communication, the ‘jet-fighter incident’ can practically be considered resolved.”,
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‘(Video journalism: Lee Chan-soo, Video editing: Jung Yong-hwa)\n’]