S Korea, Japan defence ministers hold talks; agree to resume bilateral naval exercises stalled for 9 years

Seoul [South Korea], January 31 (ANI): South Korea and Japan have agreed to resume their bilateral naval search and rescue exercise for the first time in nine years as part of efforts to promote military exchange, Seoul’s defence ministry said as reported by the country’s state media. South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, held talks in the Japanese port city of Yokosuka on Friday. “Both ministers concurred on activating personnel and unit exchange to boost mutual understanding and trust between the South Korean military and the Japanese Self-Defence Force,” a joint press release cited…