(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Oul june 30 (qna) - the chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff (jcs) of south korea the united states and japan plan to hold talks in hawaii this week to boost military coordination in dealing with north korea's nuclear and missile capabilities a jcs officer here said monday
the meeting among adm. choi yun-hee gen. martin dempsey and gen. shigeru iwasaki will be held on the island on wednesday on the sidelines of the biannual rim of the pacific (rimpac) training according to the officer
"joint preparedness against north korea's nuclear and missile programs is required at least in the military field at a time when there are difficulties in the relations between south korea and japan" a jcs officer in seoul said asking not to be named
it will be the first time that the three chiefs meet together face-to-face although they have had several video conferences so far with the last taking place last year according to south korea's (yonhap) news agency
asked about the possibility of making the trilateral talks a regular event the officer said it depends on "how japan changes its stance on historical issues though south korea does not feel that much necessity for it." the already strained relations between seoul and tokyo have further worsened as japan tries to backpedal on its official apology over sexual slavery during world war ii the latest in a series of attempts to whitewash its wartime atrocities
a trilateral deal to share military intelligence will not be on the table as the issue is not a decision of the military he noted
the biennial rimpac training kicked off on june 26 to run until aug. 1 on and around the hawaiian islands bringing together 23 countries including south korea china and brunei to take part in the international maritime exercise for the first time according to the us pacific fleet. (qna
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