South Korea and Japan Weigh New Military Logistics Pact

On Sunday, Yonhap News Agency reported that South Korean and Japanese defence ministers engaged in talks about a potential military-logistics support agreement.

"It requires the understanding and persuasion of the citizens of both nations, and I believe we should still proceed with caution," noted South Korea's Ahn Gyu-back after meeting Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a gathering of regional defence chiefs in Singapore.

Ahn referred to the prospective acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, which could allow Seoul and Tokyo, as neighboring U.S. allies, to share and acquire military logistics such as fuel, food, and ammunition.

(With inputs from agencies.)