SEOUL — South Korea and Australia’s protection chiefs agreed on Tuesday to step up protection cooperation, South Korea’s protection ministry mentioned.
Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup met his Australian counterpart Richard Marles on the sidelines of the inaugural S. Korea-Pacific Islands Summit in Seoul.
Lee expressed the South Korean army’s willingness to affix the Indo-Pacific Endeavour, an Australian-led multinational army drill, in addition to Operation Render Safe, actions by the Australian Defense Force to take away underwater mines within the Pacific.
The two nations agreed to carry working-level conferences as a part of steps to revise a memorandum of understanding signed in 2011 geared toward enhancing protection business cooperation.
Marles additionally met with South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol and mentioned joint efforts to develop cooperation with the Pacific Islands nations, a presidential spokesperson mentioned. — Reuters
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