E-MAIL THIS LINK
To: 

ROK, Japan defense chiefs set for talks on closer military ties
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and Japanese defense chiefs were due to hold talks Monday aimed at pursuing closer military cooperation, officials here said, amid mounting tension over North Korea's recent provocations.
Hello, Beijing...
Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and his Japanese counterpart Toshimi Kitazawa will hold hour-long talks in Seoul where the two are also expected to exchange views on North Korea's nuclear weapons program and its bombardment of a South Korean island in November last year.

The talks are likely to focus on the prospect of signing two separate agreements to facilitate sharing of military information and cooperation in exchanging military goods and services such as food, fuel and transportation during peacetime operations such as peacekeeping and disaster rescue efforts, Seoul's officials said.

However, Monday's talks are likely to be limited to confirming a common understanding in strengthening military ties between the two neighbors, officials said. South Korea still remains sensitive about deepening military relations, given the bitterness over Tokyo's brutal colonization of the Korean Peninsula in early 20th century.
Posted by: Steve White 2011-01-10
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=313546