**Discussion on South Korea-U.S.-Japan Security Cooperation**
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Hojun = South Korea’s Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-baek will hold talks with Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, who is visiting Korea to attend the “2025 Seoul Defense Dialogue” (SDD), at the Yongsan Ministry of National Defense headquarters on the afternoon of the 8th, the Defense Ministry announced.
This Korea-Japan defense ministers’ meeting marks the first in 14 months since the last meeting held in Tokyo in July of last year. It is also the first time in 10 years since 2015 that a Japanese Defense Minister has visited Korea for a Korea-Japan defense ministers’ meeting in Seoul.
During this meeting, the two ministers are expected to discuss the stable promotion of Korea-Japan and Korea-U.S.-Japan security cooperation, as well as the enhancement of communication between the defense (defense) authorities of the two countries, according to the Defense Ministry officials.
While visiting Korea on this occasion, Minister Nakatani, who will depart on the 9th, plans to visit the Seoul National Cemetery to pay his respects and also visit the Navy’s 2nd Fleet.